Mauritian flying fox
| Mauritian flying fox | |
|---|---|
| Male, Ferney | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Pteropus |
| Species: | P. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792) | |
| Mauritian flying fox range (red — extant, black — extinct) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Vespertilio vampirus niger Kerr, 1792 | |
The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion.