As with most species of animals, the best way to determine a species is by their scientific name as in the Large Flying Fox that would be Pteropus vampyrus. The reason is because there can be numerous common names. The Large Flying Fox is also known as the Greater Flying Fox and the Malayan Flying Fox just as a start.
The Large Flying Fox is from the family, Pteropodidae, lives in forests, coconut groves, mixed fruit orchards and other habitats of Southeast Asia.
Though it is not the largest flying fox, that title goes to the Golden Crown, Acerodon jubatu, it does have a wing span around 5 feet with a weight around 2.5 pounds.
The IUCN recently listed this species as Near Threatened due to habitat destruction, hunting and senseless killing as some see them as pests.
My video shows the Large Flying Foxes at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. You can see them move about the wire ceiling with ease. The bones in their wings are similar to humans. They have all five digits like humans. They can use their legs and their thumb in the wing to hang and move about the ceiling.
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