Where to see the Indian Flying Fox
Pteropus medius · mammal · Pteropodidae
Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) is recorded in 4 protected areas and wildlife sites across 1 country in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kevladev National Park (India), Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary (India) and Periyar National Park (India).
Where is the best place to see the Indian Flying Fox?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Indian Flying Fox are Kevladev National Park (India), Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary (India) and Periyar National Park (India). It appears in 7 trip reports in our library.
Top 4 places for the Indian Flying Fox
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevladev National Park | India | 19 | 1994–2026 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary | India | 4 | 2014–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | India | 3 | 2019–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary | India | 3 | 2011–2025 | Recorded on GBIF |
Seen on trips
The Indian Flying Fox is recorded in these trip reports:
- South India Mammal Watching Trip Report, April-May 2017: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Tadoba Tiger Mammal Watching Trip Report, June 2015: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Gujarat Mammal Watching Trip Report, December 2013: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Ladakh Snow Leopard Mammal Watching Trip Report, November 2011: Royle Safaris — Royle Safaris
- Western Ghats and Mumbai Mammal Watching Trip Report 2011 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Assam Mammal Watching Trip Report 2008 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
- Gujarat and Agra Mammal Watching Trip Report 2007 — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Tours that have recorded it
- Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour — Royle Safaris
- Tadoba Tiger Safari — Royle Safaris
- Gujarat Desert Mammal Tour — Royle Safaris
- Snow Leopards & Tigers Indian Tour — Royle Safaris
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, India guide, Nepal guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for Kevladev National ParkPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0.
GBIF downloads: India.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.