15402-05008 Samoan flying fox, or beka lulu (Pteropus samoensis nawaiensis) adult feeding on pandanus fruit. Pteropus samoensis has less prominent ears and a shorter snout than Pteropus tonganus, and unlike most flying foxes this species roosts alone or in small family groups; most often in the forest canopy. Found in subtropical and tropical dry forests in Fiji, American Samoa, and Samoa. Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji *
15402-05014 Pacific flying fox, or beka (Pteropus tonganus tonganus) adult feeding on pandanus fruit. This is the most common and well known bat species in Fiji. It forms large raucous colonies of many hundreds of individuals, and is also the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific. Range includes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna. Its typical habitat is tropical wet forests, mangrove forests and plantations. Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji *
15402-05023 Pacific flying fox, or beka (Pteropus tonganus tonganus) adult at roost. This is the most common and well known bat species in Fiji. It forms large raucous colonies of many hundreds of individuals, and is also the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific. Range includes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna. Its typical habitat is tropical wet forests, mangrove forests and plantations. Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji *
