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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus brachyotis
Horsfield’s Fruit Bat
Cynopterus horsfieldii
Fawn Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros cervinus
Creagh's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus creaghi
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
Large-eared Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus philippinensis
Papillose woolly bat
Kerivoula papillosa
Bornean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus borneensis
Horsfield's Bat
Myotis horsfieldii
Little Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus australis
small woolly bat
Kerivoula intermedia
Cantor's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros galeritus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Large Flying Fox in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Large Flying Fox sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Large Flying Fox in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Large Flying Fox in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.