The silvery flying fox (''Pteropus argentatus''), also known as Ambon flying fox, or silvery fruit bat, is a

megabat Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acerodon'' and ''Pteropus''—flying foxes. They are the only member of the su ...

in the genus ''

Pteropus ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Austra ...

'' from eastern

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It is known from a single, damaged, and immature specimen that was thought to have been from

Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island, the capital of Maluku province ** Governorate of Ambon, a colony of the Dutch East India Company from 1605 to 1796 * Ambon, Morbihan, a c ...

, but may in fact have been collected on Gebe Island. Although often included in ''

Pteropus chrysoproctus 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 Manusel ...

'', it was reinstated as a separate species in 2008.

References

Pteropus Mammals of Indonesia Mammals described in 1844 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by John Edward Gray Bats of Indonesia Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{fruit-bat-stub