Large Flying Fox
Pteropus vampyrus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
- GenusPteropus (Flying-foxes)
- SpeciesPteropus vampyrus (Large Flying Fox)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Spotted-winged Fruit Bat
Balionycteris maculata
Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat
Macroglossus minimus
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus brachyotis
Lucas's Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Penthetor lucasii
Minute Fruit Bat
Cynopterus minutus
Trefoil Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus trifoliatus
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
Fawn Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros cervinus
acuminate horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus acuminatus
Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat
Emballonura alecto
Horsfield's Bat
Myotis horsfieldii
Common Thick-thumbed Bat
Glischropus tylopus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Large Flying Fox at Danum Valley Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |