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Moluccan flying fox

Pteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837

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The moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 710 g to 730.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus)
Photo: Kai Bansner · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the moluccan flying fox

Weight
710 g – 730.2 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the moluccan flying fox live?

Not recorded

What is the moluccan flying fox?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus), also known as the Ambon flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.

It is found in the low-lying forests (less than 250 m above sea level) of Seram Island (including Manusela National Park), Buru, Ambon and the nearby Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia.

Another Pteropus species, P. argentatus, was until recently considered to be the same species as P. chrysoproctus.

The habitat has an area of less than 20,000 km2 and is decreasing due to logging. For this reason, and because of hunting by the local population, these species have been listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Moluccan flying fox” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moluccan_flying_fox&oldid=1314811761), 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 moluccan flying fox endangered?

The moluccan flying fox is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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

How is the moluccan flying fox classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusPteropus
  7. SpeciesPteropus chrysoproctus Temminck, 1837

Synonyms Pteropus argentatus

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Ambon flying foxEnglish
  • Ambon flying-foxEnglish
  • Ambon flying-foxEnglish
  • Mollucan flying foxEnglish
  • Moluccan flying-foxEnglish
  • Silvery flying-foxEnglish
  • Silvery fruit batEnglish
  • South Moluccan flying foxEnglish
  • kaloň moluckýCzech
  • Molukken-FlugfuchsGerman
  • Südmolukken-FlughundGerman
  • Zorro Volador ArgSpanish
  • Zorro Volador De AmboinaSpanish
  • ambonsaarenlenkkoFinnish
  • etelämolukkienlenkkoFinnish
  • Volpe volante delle MoluccheItalian
  • アンボンオオコウモリJapanese
  • 말루쿠과일박쥐Korean
  • 말루쿠날여우박쥐Korean
  • 암본날여우박쥐Korean
  • MolukkenvleerhondDutch
  • Rudawka moluckaPolish
  • Молукская летучая лисицаRussian
  • 金尾狐蝠Chinese

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Relatives of the moluccan 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 moluccan flying fox?

An adult moluccan flying fox weighs 710 g – 730.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the moluccan flying fox endangered?

The moluccan flying fox is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the moluccan flying fox?

The moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moluccan-flying-fox

MLA

“Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moluccan-flying-fox.

BibTeX
@misc{moluccan_flying_fox_2026,
  title = {Moluccan flying fox (Pteropus chrysoproctus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moluccan-flying-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}