Wildlifeof Vietnam
Island Flying Fox
Bats
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Pteropus hypomelanus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Range
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand and Vietnam
The small flying fox, also called the island flying fox or variable flying fox, is quite variable in colour. The head is usually dark brown but can be yellowish-brown and is paler in the eastern part of the range. The back is tawny-brown, the underparts some shade of buff, the ears partially furred and the wing membranes black (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found on islands and coasts from the Maldives and Myanmar through Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Quick answers
- Where is the Island Flying Fox found?
- India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand and Vietnam