Bonin flying fox Bonin flying fox The Bonin flying fox, Bonin fruit bat ("Pteropus pselaphon"), or in Japanese is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to four islands (Chichijima, Hahajima, North Iwo Jima, and South Iwo Jima) in Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Its natural habitat is subtropical forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Bonin flying fox was described by British naturalist George Tradescant Lay in 1829. He gave it the species name "pselaphon" as a reference to "the habit of feeling instead of seeing its way in the day time." "Pselaphon" is a New Latin word
Little red flying fox a million individuals. This species gives birth 6 months later than the other mainland flying fox species, in April and May. A National Geographic Channel special program ("World's Weirdest: Flying Foxes") documents that the little red flying fox will skim the surface of rivers, then lap the water from their fur; this can put them in danger from being seized by predators such as crocodiles. This species of flying fox hangs in a different way from other mainland species. The larger species tend to hang an arm's length apart, but the little reds tend to clump together so they may