Ryukyu flying fox "Endangered" category and placed it in the "Vulnerable" category. In Temminck's initial description, he wrote that it "devastates" orchards. Its depredation on orchards caused Okinawa Prefecture to launch an investigation in 2012. In two villages surveyed in 2013, it was estimated that flying foxes cause 19 million yen ($175 thousand USD) in damages to citrus crops annually. Many Japanese farmers believe that the Ryukyu flying fox is a pest that should be managed by culling. Ryukyu flying fox The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat ("Pteropus dasymallus") is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found
Little red flying fox to humans: Hendra virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, and Menangle virus. The animals are nomadic and difficult to track, as they tend not to live in urban areas. No accurate method in use currently can estimate the population to determine if the species is holding its own or is in decline. The species is very likely to be affected by the same factors that have seen the grey-headed flying fox and spectacled flying fox listed as threatened, that is, the destruction of foraging areas and roosting habitat. Little red flying fox The little red flying fox ("Pteropus scapulatus") is a species