Little Red Flying Fox
Pteropus scapulatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
- GenusPteropus (Flying-foxes)
- SpeciesPteropus scapulatus (Little Red Flying Fox)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto
Australian False Vampire Bat
Macroderma gigas
Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat
Taphozous georgianus
Dusky Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ater
Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat
Saccolaimus flaviventris
Orange Leaf-nosed Bat
Rhinonicteris aurantia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Red Flying Fox in Kakadu National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Little Red Flying Fox sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Red Flying Fox in Kakadu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Little Red Flying Fox in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.