Pteropus neohibernicus

Descriptive notes. Head-body 234 - 370 mm (tailless), ear 20 - 31 mm, hindfoot 45 — 78 mm, forearm 165 - 224 mm; weight 1.1 - 5 kg (mean 1 - 2 kg). The Great Flying Fox is the largest Pteropus, with predominantly golden brown short fur. Muzzle is long, sparsely haired, and dark; rhinarium is black, with shortly tubular nostrils. Eyes are large, with darker, sparsely furred surrounds; irises are brown. Ears are long, dark, pointed, and exposed above. Face is medium brown, and crown is straw yellow. Mantle has longer, reddish golden fur. Back is very sparsely furred for a width of 20 mm or more and brown or yellow-brown. Rump is yellow-brown, black-brown, or reddish. Tibia is dark and unfurred. Chest and belly are reddish brown, with hairs having yellow tipping. Genitals are black. Wing membranes are black, originating high above medial plane. Skull is very large, with long rostrum and obvious sagittal and occipital crests. Canines are long, almoststraight; cheekteeth are peculiarly short and broad, with rounded edges and illdefined cusps, lacking basal ledges, and usually pigmented in shades of reddish brown.

Sumber: Pteropodidae