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
Vanikoro flying fox the high hundreds or low thousands and reported all observations. The Vanikoro flying fox is a small flying fox that has an average body length was indicated by surveyors as about half the size of a Pacific flying fox, with large heads and small ears. Coloration includes a dark brown pelage with dark brown-black skin. The Vanikoro flying fox is mostly a solitary animal that can be found roosting individually or occasionally in pairs in the middle understory of trees with significant overhead cover and close to a food source. These bats forage during the day up until late afternoon.