Species
Genus Pteropus – flying foxes
- P. alecto species group
- Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto
- Torresian Flying Fox, Pteropus alecto, initially was described as separate species Pteropus banakrisi
- Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto
- P. caniceps species group
- Ashy-headed flying fox, Pteropus caniceps
- P. chrysoproctus species group
- Silvery flying fox, Pteropus argentatus
- Moluccan flying fox, Pteropus chrysoproctus
- Makira Flying Fox, Pteropus cognatus
- Banks Flying Fox, Pteropus fundatus
- Solomons Flying Fox, Pteropus rayneri
- Rennell Flying Fox, Pteropus rennelli
- P. conspicillatus species group
- Spectacled flying fox, Pteropus conspicillatus (extensive entry)
- Ceram fruit bat, Pteropus ocularis
- P. livingstonii species group
- Aru Flying Fox, Pteropus aruensis
- Kei Flying Fox, Pteropus keyensis
- Livingstone's fruit bat, Pteropus livingstonii
- Black-bearded flying fox, Pteropus melanopogon
- P. mariannus species group
- Okinawa flying fox, Pteropus loochoensis
- Mariana fruit bat, Pteropus mariannus
- Pelew Flying Fox, Pteropus pelewensis
- Kosrae Flying Fox, Pteropus ualanus
- Yap Flying Fox, Pteropus yapensis
- P. melanotus species group
- Black-eared Flying Fox, Pteropus melanotus
- P. molossinus species group
- Lombok Flying Fox, Pteropus lombocensis
- Caroline Flying Fox, Pteropus molossinus
- Rodrigues Flying Fox, Pteropus rodricensis
- P. neohibernicus species group
- Great flying fox, Pteropus neohibernicus
- P. niger species group
- Aldabra Flying Fox, Pteropus aldabrensis
- Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus niger
- Madagascan flying fox, Pteropus rufus
- Seychelles fruit bat, Pteropus seychellensis
- Pemba Flying Fox, Pteropus voeltzkowi
- P. personatus species group
- Bismark Masked Flying Fox, Pteropus capistratus
- Masked flying fox, Pteropus personatus
- Temminck's flying fox, Pteropus temminckii
- P. poliocephalus species group
- Big-eared Flying Fox, Pteropus macrotis
- Geelvink Bay Flying Fox, Pteropus pohlei
- Grey-headed flying fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (extensive entry.)
- P. pselaphon species group
- Chuuk Flying Fox, Pteropus insularis
- Temotu Flying Fox, Pteropus nitendiensis
- Large Palau Flying Fox, Pteropus pilosus (19th century †)
- Bonin Flying Fox, Pteropus pselaphon
- Guam flying fox, Pteropus tokudae (1970s †)
- Insular Flying Fox, Pteropus tonganus
- Vanikoro Flying Fox, Pteropus tuberculatus (†? early 20th century)
- New Caledonia Flying Fox, Pteropus vetulus
- P. samoensis species group
- Vanuatu Flying Fox, Pteropus anetianus
- Samoa Flying Fox, Pteropus samoensis
- P. scapulatus species group
- Gilliard's Flying Fox, Pteropus gilliardorum
- Lesser Flying Fox, Pteropus mahaganus
- Little red flying fox, Pteropus scapulatus
- Dwarf flying fox, Pteropus woodfordi
- P. subniger species group
- Admiralty Flying Fox, Pteropus admiralitatum
- Dusky Flying Fox, Pteropus brunneus (19th century †)
- Ryukyu Flying Fox, Pteropus dasymallus
- Nicobar Flying Fox, Pteropus faunulus
- Gray Flying Fox, Pteropus griseus
- Ontong Java Flying Fox, Pteropus howensis
- Small Flying Fox, Pteropus hypomelanus
- Ornate Flying Fox, Pteropus ornatus
- Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox, Pteropus pumilus
- Philippine Gray Flying Fox, Pteropus speciosus
- Small Mauritian Flying Fox, Pteropus subniger (19th century †)
- P. vampyrus species group
- Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus
- Andersen's Flying Fox, Pteropus intermedius
- Lyle's Flying Fox, Pteropus lylei
- Large Flying Fox, Pteropus vampyrus
- incertae sedis
- Small Samoan Flying Fox, Pteropus allenorum (19th century †)
- Large Samoan Flying Fox, Pteropus coxi (19th century †)
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