Mauritian flying fox reclassed as 'Critically Endangered' by the IUCN.After the 2015 cull, the species, previously classed as 'Vulnerable', was downgraded to 'Endangered'.. Mauritian flying fox The Mauritian flying fox ("Pteropus niger"), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion. The Mauritian flying fox can reach a wingspan of 80 cm, thus being the largest endemic mammal on Mauritius. Its fur is golden. It has small ears, thick hair on the tibiae, dorsal coloration of glossy, blackish brown mantle, tinged with rufous, which extends posteriorly into a dark brown
Flying fox (fish) of this brownish-black line is a gold-colored stripe. The eyes of a flying fox may have a reddish iris. Its dorsal, anal and ventral finnage consisting of a black band and a white edge. Although known to grow up to , flying foxes have an average length of in an aquarium setting. The flying fox is a bottom-dweller that thrives in fast-flowing foothill rivers and streams of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Java and Sumatra in Southeast Asia. A 20 to 40 gallon tank or bigger lined with fine gravel substrate is suitable for an average-sized flying fox fish. Being bottom-dwellers,