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Kei flying fox

Pteropus keyensis Peters, 1867

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The kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 874.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

Kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis)
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Quick facts about the kei flying fox

Weight
874.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the kei flying fox live?

Not recorded

What is the kei flying fox?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus found in the Kai Islands of Indonesia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-bearded flying fox (Pteropus melanopogon). Very little is known about the species, its habitat, or threats to it.

From the Wikipedia article “Kei flying fox” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kei_flying_fox&oldid=1285353862), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the kei flying fox endangered?

The kei flying fox is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.

How is the kei flying fox classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusPteropus
  7. SpeciesPteropus keyensis Peters, 1867

Synonyms Pteropus melanopogon var. keyensis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Kai flying foxEnglish
  • Kei flying fox.English
  • Kei flying-foxEnglish
  • kaloň kejanskýCzech
  • Kai-FlughundGerman
  • Kei-FlughundGerman
  • Volpe volante delle Isole KaiItalian
  • カイオオコウモリJapanese
  • 카이날여우박쥐Korean
  • Rudawka pustelniczaPolish
  • ค้างคาวแม่ไก่แกย์Thai

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Relatives of the kei flying fox

Other species in the same genus Pteropus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the kei flying fox?

An adult kei flying fox weighs 874.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the kei flying fox endangered?

The kei flying fox is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

What kind of animal is the kei flying fox?

The kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kei-flying-fox

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{kei_flying_fox_2026,
  title = {Kei flying fox (Pteropus keyensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kei-flying-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}