Pteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)

Species in this group

NT

Pteropus medius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Pteropus alecto

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

EN

Pteropus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Epomops buettikoferi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pteropus scapulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU Endemic

Pteropus poliocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Cynopterus sphinx

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Rousettus madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN

Pteropus vampyrus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myonycteris angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Nyctimene robinsoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Hypsignathus monstrosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Epomophorus wahlbergi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Dobsonia moluccensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Rousettus aegyptiacus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Fruit Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 103 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 100 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~80%
	Indian Flying Fox			~80%
2	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~70%
	Black Flying-fox			~70%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 15	~60%
	Spectacled Flying Fox			~50%
	Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit Bat			~20%
	Little Red Flying Fox			~10%
4	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 15	~60%
	Black Flying-fox			~40%
	Little Red Flying Fox			~30%
5	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~50%
	Black Flying-fox			~50%
6	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 15	~50%
	Black Flying-fox			~40%
	Little Red Flying Fox			~20%
7	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~40%
	Black Flying-fox			~40%
8	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
9	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 15	~40%
	🐒 Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat			~40%
10	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
11	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
13	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 15	~30%
	Spectacled Flying Fox			~20%
	Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat			~20%
14	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
15	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 15	~20%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~20%
16	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 15	~20%
	Madagascan Rousette			~20%
17	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 15	~20%
	Large Flying Fox			~20%
18	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 15	~20%
	Angolan Rousette			~20%
19	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
20	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 15	~20%
	Large Flying Fox			~20%
21	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 15	~20%
	Large Flying Fox			~20%
22	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 15	~20%
	Hammer-headed Fruit Bat			~20%
23	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
24	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~20%
	Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat			~20%
25	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Black Flying-fox			~10%
26	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~10%
27	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat			~10%
28	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~10%
29	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~10%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~10%
30	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat			<5%
31	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	Egyptian Rousette			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 15	~50%
	Egyptian Rousette			~50%
2	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~50%
	Indian Flying Fox			~50%
3	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
4	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
5	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
6	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 15	~40%
	Black Flying-fox			~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~10%
	Little Red Flying Fox			<5%
7	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
8	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~40%
	Indian Flying Fox			~40%
9	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
10	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
11	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
12	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
13	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
14	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 15	~30%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~30%
	Black Flying-fox			~10%
15	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~10%
16	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
17	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~30%
	Indian Flying Fox			~30%
18	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 15	~30%
	Egyptian Rousette			~30%
19	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
20	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~20%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~20%
21	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
22	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
23	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
24	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	~20%
	Grey-headed Flying-fox			~20%
25	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
26	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 15	~20%
	Egyptian Rousette			~20%
27	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
28	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
29	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Indian Flying Fox			~20%
30	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~20%
	Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat			~20%
31	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~10%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~10%
32	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~10%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			~10%
33	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~10%
	Indian Flying Fox			~10%
34	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat			~10%
35	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat			~10%
36	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 15	<5%
	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
7	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
8	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	Taman Safari Bali (Bali Safari)	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
11	Bali Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
12	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
13	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
14	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
15	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
17	Baton Rouge Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Cotswold Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
20	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
22	Kyabram Fauna Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
23	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
25	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
27	Safari de Peaugres Circuit Auto	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
29	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
30	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
31	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Terra Natura Benidorm	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
33	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Jerusalem Biblical Zoo	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
35	Temaikén	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
36	National Zoo of Malaysia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
37	Zoologischer Garten Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
38	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
41	Zoo de La Flèche	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Blank Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
44	Jijamata Udyaan	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
45	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
46	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	La Palmyre Zoo	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
48	Kharkiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
49	Auckland Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
50	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

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Old World Fruit Bats

Species in this group

Indian Flying Fox

Black Flying-fox

Spectacled Flying Fox

Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat

Little Red Flying Fox

Grey-headed Flying-fox

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Madagascan Rousette

Large Flying Fox

Angolan Rousette

Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

Hammer-headed Fruit Bat

Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat

Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Egyptian Rousette

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Old World Fruit Bats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found