Pteropus medius - #4418
Indian Flying Fox
Ventral view of skeleton of adult lying on its back with wings maximally spread. Formerly Pteropus giganteus.
Geographic Distribution
Maldive Isls, India (incl. Andaman Isls), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma, Tsinghai (China). The Tsinghai record requires confirmation. Cambodian records are apparently erroneous; see Kock (2000).
Order/Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Pteropus
Specific Epithet
medius
Photographer
Josh Villemarette