Little red flying foxes roosting in clusters – sometimes up to 30 have been seen hanging together in a tight bunch. The weight o
Little red flying foxes roosting in clusters – sometimes up to 30 have been seen hanging together in a tight bunch. The weight of their clusters can cause severe damage to their roost trees. The little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) is a species of megabat native to northern and eastern Australia. With a weight of 280–530 grams it is the smallest flying fox in mainland Australia. It has the widest range of all the species, going much further inland than the larger fruit bats. Its diet primarily consists of nectar and pollen of eucalypt blossoms, the pollination of which it is largely responsible. The little red flying fox is nomadic, and can be found in large groups of up to a million individuals. This species gives birth six months later than the other mainland flying fox species, in April and May.
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Location: Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Juergen Freund / Alamy / Afripics
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