Gerald McCormack, CINHT,
Pacific Fruit-bat, Adult in flight 1 – Tonga, Tongatapu – Gerald McCormack
The Moa Kirikiri lives on Mangaia and Rarotonga and is often called a flying-fox, although it is not closely related to the fox. It is really a bat, a fruit-eating bat.
Our Pacific Fruit-bat (Pteropus tonganus), which lives on many islands from the Cook Islands westward to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, is the most widespread species in the South Pacific. This situation is reflected in the name South Pacific Fruit-bat, although it is also known as the Tonga Fruit-bat, White-necked Fruit-bat and Insular Fruit-bat. Continue reading →
