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title: "Zwarte vleerhond"
description: "Pteropus niger — Zoogdieren. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mauritius-flying-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zwarte vleerhond

> Pteropus niger — Zoogdieren. 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.

- Scientific name: *Pteropus niger*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 389
- Wikidata: [Q1765475](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765475)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40892](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40892)

## Names

- en: Mauritius Flying-fox
- de: Maskarenen-Flughund
- es: Zorro Volador Negro De Mauricio
- fr: Renard volant de Maurice
- nl: Zwarte vleerhond

## Countries with the most observations

MU (328), RE (14)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Zwarte vleerhond](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mauritius-flying-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: neotrigonia · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357975526

## Machine access

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