Mauritian flying fox 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 median spinal tract, flanked by buff lateral patches. It is a medium-sized species; the adult forearm length averages 152 mm,
Vanikoro flying fox Confirmed food sources of the Vanikoro flying fox include coconut flowers, coconut nectar, and fan palm flowers. Originally the IUCN Red List listed the Vanikoro flying fox as "Vulnerable" in 1996, but as of 2008 its status has been updated to "Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)". However, as of 2014, large numbers of the species were recorded by a Heritage Expeditions survey conducted on threatened birds and flying foxes in the Santa Cruz islands and Solomon Islands. Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of imminent extinction. In 2013,