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Fruit bats refer to the family Pteropodidae so yes, the Malaysian Flying Fox is a fruit bat, but Pteropodidaeincludes many other species as well, like:
Grey-headed Flying Fox
Spectacled Flying Fox
Little Red Fruit Bat
Tube-nosed Fruit Bat etc.
The Malaysian Flying Fox is also known as Large Flying Fox or Giant Flying Fox because it is the largest bat on earth.
What else can I help you with?
What is the same about a fruit bat and a bird?
Bats and birds are both flying animals.
What is heavy flying mammal?
The fruit bat.
Are flying foxes mammals?
Yes. The flying fox is a type of bat (a fruit bat), and all bats are mammals.
What are the names of five species of bat?
Fruit bat Horse shoe bat Vampire bat Pipistrelle bat Flying fox
What are the difference between flying fox wombat and vampire bat?
a vampire bat sucks blood and a flying fox eats fruit
What do you call a Baby flying fox or fruit bat?
they are called pups
Why the hearing of spectacled flying foxes is not attuned to a high frequency as that of most other bat species?
Flying foxes are fruit bats. They do not need to echo-locate flying fruit.
What was the biggest vampire bat?
The false vampire bat is the biggest bat in world.
What is a bat child called?
A baby bat is called PUP. ** They are called a kit.
What does a fruit bat look like?
A fruit bat has a long nose, pointy ears, and big eyes. They are sometimes called flying foxes because of the fact that their face resembles a fox.
What do Flying fox eat?
Flying foxes are actually another name for Fruit Bats...so it eats the same things that a fruit bat eats which is: 1. Flowers and nectar 2. Fruit such as Mangos, Guavas and Bananas 3.Native fruit Remember if you have a horse then you have got to be careful of these bats as they can carry Hendra Virus. Although it is very unlikely still be careful.
What are the most famous animals in Tonga?
well there are lots of them but the most common animal of Tonga is the fruit bat
