Pteropus speciosus
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The Philippine gray flying fox (''Pteropus speciosus'') is a species of
flying fox ''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, Aust ...
in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in
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 ...
and the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.


References

Pteropus Bats of Southeast Asia Bats of Indonesia Mammals of the Philippines Mammals described in 1908 Taxa named by Knud Andersen Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{fruit-bat-stub