---
title: "Ryukyu Flying-fox"
description: "Pteropus dasymallus — Mammals. The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ryukyu-flying-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ryukyu Flying-fox

> Pteropus dasymallus — Mammals. The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

- Scientific name: *Pteropus dasymallus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 538
- Wikidata: [Q575969](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575969)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40887](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40887)

## Names

- en: Ryukyu Flying-fox
- de: Ryukyu-Flughund
- es: Zorro Volador De Ryu-kyu
- fr: Roussette des Ryūkyū

## Countries with the most observations

JP (405), TW (75)

## Summary

The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss and by hunting for food and the IUCN classify it as "Vulnerable".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_flying_fox

## Photo

![Ryukyu Flying-fox](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ryukyu-flying-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365136341

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ryukyu-flying-fox?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).