---
title: "Madagascan Flying-fox"
description: "Pteropus rufus — Mamíferos. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/madagascan-flying-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madagascan Flying-fox

> Pteropus rufus — Mamíferos. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Pteropus rufus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 214
- Wikidata: [Q18929](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18929)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40874](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40874)

## Names

- en: Madagascan Flying-fox
- de: Madagaskar-Flughund
- es: Zorro Volador De Madagascar
- fr: Roussette de Madagascar
- nl: Rode vleerhond

## Countries with the most observations

MG (204)

## Photo

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

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.26320_dor_-_Pteropus_Rufus_Rufus_-_skin.jpeg

## Machine access

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