The Nicobar flying fox (''Pteropus faunulus'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitats are

subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discont ...

and subtropical or tropical

swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...

s. It is threatened by habitat loss due to forest clearing.

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Mammals of India Pteropus Mammals described in 1902 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. Bats of Asia {{fruit-bat-stub Bats of India