Daito Flying Fox
Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis
Photo: ymmus / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
A large fruit bat found only on the Daito Islands of Okinawa, with a wingspan approaching one meter. It feeds on fruit and flowers at night and helps disperse seeds. Its population is very small, and it is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ダイトウオオコウモリ
- 简体中文
- 大东大蝠
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The Daito Flying Fox is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
The Daito Flying Fox is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ダイトウオオコウモリ).
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