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,
Bismarck masked flying fox rare species of mammals in which the males can lactate. Bismarck masked flying fox The Bismarck masked flying fox ("Pteropus capistratus") is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae found in Papua New Guinea and named after the Bismarck Archipelago. It was originally considered a subspecies of "Pteropus temminckii" before being reassessed in 2001. This species has two subspecies, "P. c. capistratus" and "P. c. ennisae". The species has sometimes been classified as a subspecies of "Pteropus temminckii". The IUCN classified it as "Near Threatened" in 2009, noting that the rate of decline is almost high enough to