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genus

Pteropus

Pteropus is a genus in the family Pteropodidae. This database currently files 66 species under it, 36 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
66
Threatened
36
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
21%
Weight range
119.3 g – 966.8 g

Best-known members of Pteropus

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Pteropus?

57 of 66 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered24%
ENEndangered1628%
VUVulnerable1832%
NTNear Threatened47%
LCLeast Concern1018%
DDData Deficient35%
EXExtinct47%

Where is Pteropus found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 28 species
  • None on record
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia28

All species in Pteropus

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Large flying foxPteropus vampyrusPteropodidaeEndangered935.9 gNot recorded
Giant fruit batPteropus mediusPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Livingstone's fruit batPteropus livingstoniiPteropodidaeEndangered734.3 gNot recorded
Mariana fruit batPteropus mariannusPteropodidaeEndangered453.5 gNot recorded
Rodrigues flying foxPteropus rodricensisPteropodidaeEndangered253.8 gNot recorded
Samoa flying foxPteropus samoensisPteropodidaeNear Threatened310 gNot recorded
Ryukyu flying foxPteropus dasymallusPteropodidaeVulnerable435 gNot recorded
Lyle's flying foxPteropus lyleiPteropodidaeVulnerable316.7 gNot recorded
Grey-headed flying foxPteropus poliocephalusPteropodidaeVulnerable749.9 g1
Spectacled flying foxPteropus conspicillatusPteropodidaeEndangered775.7 g1
Small flying foxPteropus hypomelanusPteropodidaeNear Threatened428.1 g1
Insular flying foxPteropus tonganusPteropodidaeLeast Concern418.3 g1
Caroline flying foxPteropus molossinusPteropodidaeEndangered284.2 gNot recorded
Mauritian flying foxPteropus nigerPteropodidaeEndangered456.2 gNot recorded
Large Palau flying foxPteropus pilosusPteropodidaeExtinct441.1 gNot recorded
Madagascan flying foxPteropus rufusPteropodidaeVulnerable361 gNot recorded
Black flying foxPteropus alectoPteropodidaeLeast Concern643.6 g1
Little red flying foxPteropus scapulatusPteropodidaeLeast Concern406 g1
Seychelles fruit batPteropus seychellensisPteropodidaeLeast Concern457 gNot recorded
Moluccan flying foxPteropus chrysoproctusPteropodidaeVulnerable710 gNot recorded
Great flying foxPteropus neohibernicusPteropodidaeLeast Concern966.8 g1
Small Mauritian flying foxPteropus subnigerPteropodidaeExtinct127.2 gNot recorded
Guam flying foxPteropus tokudaePteropodidaeExtinct152 gNot recorded
Pemba flying foxPteropus voeltzkowiPteropodidaeVulnerable527.5 gNot recorded
Aldabra flying foxPteropus aldabrensisPteropodidaeEndangered305 gNot recorded
Vanuatu flying foxPteropus anetianusPteropodidaeVulnerable426 g1
Nicobar flying foxPteropus faunulusPteropodidaeEndangered344.8 gNot recorded
Gray flying foxPteropus griseusPteropodidaeVulnerable269 gNot recorded
Ontong Java flying foxPteropus howensisPteropodidaeCritically Endangered232.9 g1
Seram flying foxPteropus ocularisPteropodidaeVulnerable220 g1
Admiralty flying foxPteropus admiralitatumPteropodidaeLeast Concern299.9 g1
Dusky flying foxPteropus brunneusPteropodidaeExtinct200 g1
Ornate flying foxPteropus ornatusPteropodidaeVulnerable330 g1
Bonin flying foxPteropus pselaphonPteropodidaeEndangered282.9 gNot recorded
Little golden-mantled flying foxPteropus pumilusPteropodidaeNear Threatened183.3 gNot recorded
Solomons flying foxPteropus rayneriPteropodidaeNear Threatened724.5 g1
Ashy-headed flying foxPteropus canicepsPteropodidaeVulnerable505 gNot recorded
Bismarck masked flying foxPteropus capistratusPteropodidaeVulnerable247.5 g1
Lombok flying foxPteropus lombocensisPteropodidaeData Deficient250.3 gNot recorded
Black-bearded flying foxPteropus melanopogonPteropodidaeEndangered860 gNot recorded
Black-eared flying foxPteropus melanotusPteropodidaeVulnerable344.8 gNot recorded
Temotu flying foxPteropus nitendiensisPteropodidaeEndangered265 g1
Masked flying foxPteropus personatusPteropodidaeLeast Concern127.5 g1
Philippine gray flying foxPteropus speciosusPteropodidaeData Deficient344.8 gNot recorded
Dwarf flying foxPteropus woodfordiPteropodidaeLeast Concern119.3 g1
Banks flying foxPteropus fundatusPteropodidaeEndangered205.7 g1
Big-eared flying foxPteropus macrotisPteropodidaeLeast Concern357 g1
Lesser flying foxPteropus mahaganusPteropodidaeLeast Concern251.4 g1
Pelew flying foxPteropus pelewensisPteropodidaeVulnerable326.2 gNot recorded
Geelvink Bay flying foxPteropus pohleiPteropodidaeVulnerable343 g1
Temminck's flying foxPteropus temminckiiPteropodidaeVulnerable361.2 gNot recorded
Vanikoro flying foxPteropus tuberculatusPteropodidaeEndangered282.9 g1
Makira flying foxPteropus cognatusPteropodidaeVulnerable448.5 g1
Rennell flying foxPteropus rennelliPteropodidaeEndangered661.3 g1
Kosrae flying foxPteropus ualanusPteropodidaeEndangered458.6 gNot recorded
Aru flying foxPteropus aruensisPteropodidaeCritically Endangered874.9 gNot recorded
Gilliard's flying foxPteropus gilliardorumPteropodidaeVulnerable406.9 g1
Kei flying foxPteropus keyensisPteropodidaeData Deficient874.9 gNot recorded
Small Samoan flying foxPteropus allenorumPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Large Samoan flying foxPteropus coxiPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Chuuk fruit batPteropus pelagicusPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
New Ireland masked flying foxPteropus ennisaePteropodidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedPteropus arquatusPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPteropus balutusPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPteropus tablasiPteropodidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
New Caledonia flying foxPteropus vetulaPteropodidaeNot recorded148 g1