Pteropus medius - #2468
Indian Flying Fox
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
Image Location
Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa or Uva province, Udawalawa National Park
Image Date
9 January 2014
Photographer
C Smith