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title: "Little Red Flying-fox"
description: "Pteropus scapulatus — Mammiferi. The little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) is a megachiropteran bat native to northern and eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/little-red-flying-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Little Red Flying-fox

> Pteropus scapulatus — Mammiferi. The little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) is a megachiropteran bat native to northern and eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Pteropus scapulatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1209
- Wikidata: [Q559965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559965)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40908](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40908)

## Names

- en: Little Red Flying-fox
- de: Kleiner Roter Flughund
- es: Zorro Volador De Queensland

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1094)

## Summary

The little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) is a megachiropteran bat native to northern and eastern Australia. The species weighs about half a kilogram, one US pound, and is the smallest species of Pteropus in mainland Australia. P. scapulatus occurs at the coast and further inland, camping and flying to the tropical to temperate regions that provide them with an annual source of nectar. They exhibit an unusual method of obtaining drinking water during dry periods, skimming a stream's surface to gather it onto their fur while they are in flight.

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

## Photo

![Little Red Flying-fox](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-red-flying-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jun MATSUI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/355261069

## Machine access

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