Where to see the Large Flying Fox
Pteropus vampyrus · mammal · Pteropodidae
Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus) is recorded in 4 protected areas and wildlife sites across 2 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Taman Laut Tioman (Malaysia), Bardiya National Park (Nepal) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal).
Where is the best place to see the Large Flying Fox?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Large Flying Fox are Taman Laut Tioman (Malaysia), Bardiya National Park (Nepal) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal). Most sites are in Nepal (3) and Malaysia (1). It appears in 4 trip reports in our library.
Top 4 places for the Large Flying Fox
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Laut Tioman | Malaysia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 2 | Bardiya National Park | Nepal | 20 | 2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | Nepal | 9 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
| 4 | Shukla Phanta National Park | Nepal | 9 | – | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
Nepal: 3 and Malaysia: 1.
Seen on trips
The Large Flying Fox is recorded in these trip reports:
- Sabah Birding Trip Report: Bristleheads & Broadbills 2026 — Wise Birding Holidays
- Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024 Trip Report — Royle Safaris
- Borneo Birding Trip Report: Broadbills & Bristleheads 2022 — Tropical Birding
- Sabah, Borneo, July 2022 Trip Report — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Singapore guide, Malaysia 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 Taman Laut TiomanPhoto: Mike Gordon — wildlifeofeverywhere.com, .
GBIF downloads: Malaysia, Nepal.
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.