Don E. Wilson;Russell A. Mittermeier
OverviewAI-generated
Pteropus medius, commonly known as the Indian Flying Fox, is a species of mammal within the family Pteropodidae. It belongs to the genus Pteropus and was described by Temminck in 1825. The organism is classified under the order Chiroptera, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia.
The species is not extinct and has been recorded in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Its conservation status is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List in 2025. Physical specimens of this taxon are held by institutions including FMNH and LACM.
Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, iDigBio. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Near ThreatenedIndian Flying Fox
Pteropus medius
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyPteropodidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 99
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Collections
- FMNH, LACM
- Recorded in
- Sri Lanka, Nepal, India
Bird sounds
- uncertain, music· Sri Lanka· quality B
- uncertain· Sri Lanka· quality B
- call· India· quality B
- call· India· quality B
via Xeno-canto