Animal Species:Christmas Island Flying-fox
Christmas Island Flying-foxes are often seen flying and foraging during the mid-afternoon. They are one of the few species of bats that are active during the day.
Habitat
Christmas Island Flying-foxes roost in rainforest trees in camps of up to several hundred.
Feeding and Diet
Christmas Island Flying-foxes eat the fruit and blossom of rainforest trees, including the flowers of coconut palms.
Conservation Status
Christmas Island Flying-foxes are vulnerable to loss of feeding and roosting habitat.
Classification
- Species:
- melanotus
- Genus:
- Pteropus
- Family:
- Pteropodidae
- Order:
- Chiroptera
- Subclass:
- Eutheria
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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Tags bats, mammals, flying, flightr, flight, vertebrates, eutherians, placentals, bats in Australia,