Listen to the black flying fox
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About the black flying fox
The black flying fox is a mammal in the family Pteropodidae (order Chiroptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the black flying fox sound like?
Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
From Wikipedia
The black flying fox or black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, Pteropus. The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species.
Frequently asked questions
What does a black flying fox sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the black flying fox on this page. Mammals produce sound with their larynx, from deep roars and rumbles to squeaks, barks, howls and – in bats, whales and dolphins – ultrasonic clicks used for echolocation.
Is the black flying fox endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the black flying fox as “least concern”.
What family does the black flying fox belong to?
The black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources & credits
- Perrin Park Black Flying Foxes - 2018-09-09 - Andy Mabbett - 02 by Andy Mabbett – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q998343 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black flying fox – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andrew Mercer (www.baldwhiteguy.co.nz) – CC BY-SA 4.0