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Author: Fritz Geller-Grimm
Some facts about the
Indian flying fox

Adult weight : 1.175 kg (2.585 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 40 years

Female maturity :365 days

Male maturity : 365 days

Gestation : 145 days

Weaning : 120 days

Litter size : 1

Interval between litters : 365 days

Weight at birth : 0.045 kg (0.099 lbs)

Basal metabolic rate : 2 W

Body mass : 0.562 kg (1.2364 lbs)

Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Indian flying fox

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Pteropus giganteus

 

Which zoos have them?
Minnesota Zoo (United States) and Saint Louis Zoological Park (United States)

The Indian flying-fox is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the Indian flying fox
A Indian flying fox group is called a 'flock'.

Facts about the Indian flying fox

Above: The Indian flying fox is viewed as sacred in some parts of India. (Full text)

However, the Indian flying fox is not the biggest. (Full text)

The “flying fox” (Pteropus giganteus) is the largest of Indian bats. (Full text)

The Indian Flying Fox is from the Bat family and is the only mammal capable of sustained flight. (Full text)

The Indian flying fox is one of the largest of (Full text)

The Flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) is the largest Indian bat. (Full text)

De vliegende vos of Indische reuzenkalong (Pteropus giganteus) is een soort uit de familie van de vliegende honden (Pteropodidae) die voorkomt in India en aangrenzende gebieden. (Full text)

Among these, the Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) is the largest of all fruit bats with a wing span of about one metre, the fulvous fruit bat (Rousettus leschenauli) and the short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) are common throughout the country. (Full text)

The Indian flying fox is one of the largest bats in the world. (Full text)

Indian Flying Fox Pteropus gigantus The Indian Flying fox is one of the largest of all bats. (Full text)

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