Seychelles fruit bat

Taxobox
name = Seychelles flying fox
status = EN
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Pteropodidae
subfamilia = Pteropodinae
genus = "Pteropus"
species = "P. subniger"
binomial = "Pteropus seychellensis"
binomial_authority = Kerr, 1792

The Seychelles fruit bat ("Pteropus seychellensis") is found on the granitic islands of Seychelles. It is a significant component of the ecosystems for the islands, dispersing the seeds of many tree species.Although it is hunted for meat on some islands they remain abundant. It is particularly common on Silhouette Island.