flying fox in English
noun
1
a large fruit bat with a foxlike face, found in Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
The Megachiroptera includes the so-called fruitbats and flying foxes of the tropical forests of India, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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1. What Is A Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox? Though flying fox megabats live in Asia, Africa, and Australia, the giant golden-Crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) is found exclusively in the Philippines
2. The Ryukyu flying fox is slightly smaller than the Indian flying fox, with a wingspan of 1.24–1.41 m (4 ft 1 in–4 ft 8 in).
3. Most flying fox species are considerably smaller and generally weigh less than 600 g (21 oz).