Ryukyu flying fox

• Scientific name: Pteropus dasymallus, Pteropus loochoensis
• Yaeyama: こーぶい (koobui)
• Japanese: ヤエヤマオオコウモリ, オキナワオオコウモリ (Yaeyama ookoumori, Okinawa ookoumori)

The Ryukyu flying foxes are a set of species of flying foxes or giant bats native to the Ryukyu Islands. They typically eat a variety of fruits, nuts, flowers, and leaves. They do not use ultrasonic echolocation, but rather simply have excellent low-light vision.

References

• Explanatory plaques, Taketomijima Yugafukan (Taketomi Island Visitors' Center) 竹富島ゆがふ館(竹富島ビジターセンター).[1]