Small Mauritian flying fox (SciiFii)

The small Mauritian flying fox or dark flying fox (Pteropus subniger, known as rougettes to early French travelers) is a species of flying fox that is native to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius in the Mascarene Islands of the Indian Ocean. The small Mauritian flying fox was once extinct since between 1864 and 1873, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to both Réunion and Mauritius. It is abundant, with up to 400 sometimes crowding together at a single roost in a cave or in an ancient, hollow tree, while most other fruit bats prefer to roost in the branches of large trees. There is usually only one male per roost, indicating that the sexes roosts separately and the large roosts are maternity colonies. This flying fox is nocturnal and has delicate teeth, so it feeds chiefly on nectar and soft fruits. The conservation status of the small Mauritian flying fox is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the small Mauritian flying fox is a protected species.
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