Samoa flying fox Samoa flying fox The Samoa flying fox or Samoan flying fox ("Pteropus samoensis") is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa (where it is known as "pe'a" and "pe'a vao"). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Samoan flying fox is a medium-sized bat weighing about with a wingspan of about . It has a fox-like face with a pointed muzzle, a brown body and wings and the fur on its head and shoulders is blond or silvery-grey. The Samoan
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,