Indian Flying Fox

Indian Flying Fox

Pteropus medius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Yala National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
10 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Flying Fox in Yala National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Indian Flying Fox sighting in Yala National Park, based on 69 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Indian Flying Fox in Yala National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Flying Fox in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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