Pteropus (Flying-foxes) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

NT

Pteropus medius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Pteropus alecto

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

EN

Pteropus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pteropus scapulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

EN

Pteropus vampyrus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Pteropus poliocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Pteropus macrotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Flying-foxes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~80%
	Indian Flying Fox			~80%
2	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~70%
	Black Flying-fox			~70%
	Little Red Flying Fox			Insufficient data
3	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~70%
	Black Flying-fox			~60%
	Little Red Flying Fox			Insufficient data
4	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~60%
	Black Flying-fox			~40%
	Little Red Flying Fox			~30%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~60%
	Spectacled Flying Fox			~50%
	Little Red Flying Fox			~10%
	Black Flying-fox			Insufficient data
6	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~50%
	Indian Flying Fox			~50%
7	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Black Flying-fox			~40%
	Little Red Flying Fox			~20%
8	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Black Flying-fox			~40%
	Little Red Flying Fox			Insufficient data
9	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
10	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
11	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~20%
	Large Flying Fox			~20%
12	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
	Black Flying-fox			Insufficient data
13	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
14	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Large Flying Fox			~20%
15	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Large Flying Fox			~20%
16	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
17	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
18	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
19	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
20	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~20%
	Spectacled Flying Fox			~10%
	Big-eared Flying Fox			Insufficient data
21	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
22	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			~10%
23	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
24	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
25	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
26	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			Insufficient data
27	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~10%
28	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~10%
29	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Large Flying Fox			Insufficient data
30	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Large Flying Fox			Insufficient data
31	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Large Flying Fox			Insufficient data
32	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Large Flying Fox			Insufficient data
33	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			Insufficient data