Gilliard's flying fox Gilliard's flying fox The Gilliard's flying fox ("Pteropus gilliardorum") is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. In Spanish, the common name is "zorro volador de Gilliard". It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is known from only three specimens. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. They prefer to stay solitary or in small groups. They live in a restricted range, and widespread clearing of lowland forests could affect upland habitats. Not enough information about the Gilliard's flying fox is available to determine if it is a threatened or
Guam flying fox habits, but an individual observed in 1968, when a female was shot, was accompanied by an immature individual which suggests that there may have been some on-going parental care. There are no confirmed records of sightings of this bat since the 1970s and the IUCN lists it as being "Extinct". When it was more plentiful it was hunted by humans for food, which may have contributed to its extinction. Another factor may have been the introduction into the island of the predatory Brown tree snake ("Boiga irregularis"). Guam flying fox The Guam flying fox ("Pteropus tokudae"), also known as the