Moluccan flying fox these species have been listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Moluccan flying fox The Moluccan flying fox ("Pteropus chrysoproctus"), also known as the Ambon flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus "Pteropus". It is found in the low-lying forests (less than 250 m above sea level) of Seram Island (including Manusela National Park), Buru, Ambon and the nearby Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia. Another "Pteropus" species, "P. argentatus", was until recently considered to be the same species as "P. chrysoproctus". The habitat has an area of less than 20,000 km² and is decreasing due to logging. For
Black flying fox roosts with the grey-headed flying fox ("Pteropus poliocephalus"), the spectacled flying fox ("P. conspicillatus"), and/or the little red flying fox ("P. scapulatus"). They roost in mangroves, paperbark swamps, patches of rainforest and bamboo forests, and very rarely in caves or underneath overhangs. Black flying foxes breed once a year. A single young is born and carried by its mother for the first month of life, after which it is left behind in the roost when the mother is out foraging at night. Black flying foxes eat pollen and nectar from native eucalyptus, lilypillies, paperbark, and turpentine trees. When native foods