Flying fox, Pteropus giganteus
Date 1893
Source Royal Natural History Volume 1
Author Richard Lydekker (1849–1915)
Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PteropusLyd1.png

The Indian flying fox or greater Indian fruit bat (Pteropus medius formerly Pteropus giganteus) is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent, including in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is one of the largest bats in the world. It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on ripe fruits, such as mangoes and bananas, and nectar.

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Pteropus
Species: Pteropus medius (Temminck, 1825)
Synonyms

Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich, 1782
Pteropus ariel Allen, 1908
Pteropus assamensis McClelland, 1839
Pteropus edwardsi I. Geoffroy, 1828
Pteropus kelaarti Gray, 1871
Pteropus leucocephalus Hodgson, 1835
Pteropus ruvicollis[a] Ogilby, 1840
Vespertilio gigantea Brunnich, 1782