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
Moluccan flying fox Moluccan flying fox The Moluccan flying fox ("Pteropus chrysoproctus"), also known as the Ambon flying fox, is a species of megabat in the genus "Pteropus". It is found in the low-lying forests (less than 250 m above sea level) of Seram Island (including Manusela National Park), Buru, Ambon and the nearby Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia. Another "Pteropus" species, "P. argentatus", was until recently considered to be the same species as "P. chrysoproctus". The habitat has an area of less than 20,000 km² and is decreasing due to logging. For this reason, and because of hunting by the local population,