Rodrigues fruit bat

Endangered speciesBy Seth

Where does it live

• The Rodrigues fruit bat lives in trees.• They live in rain forests

what weight, size, and color is it

• The color of the bat is black on its head and wings but it is orange on there belly

• The weight of it is 10-12 oz• The size is 1.52 feet

What is the diet for it

• There diet is guavas, banana, mangos, and other ripe fruits

The offspring

• After a baby is born in a another 5 months the bat will have another baby

• It will live for about three years

The predators for it

• One predator is the komodo dragon.• Another predator is humans (that is why their

endangered)

How many are left

• The estimate about how many are left are about a couple hundred

Why is it endangered

• It is endangered because the predators are killing the bat.

• People are killing it because they think they are pests.

How are we protecting it

• We are protecting it by keeping them in zoos and taking good care of them.

• And we are also breeding them to let them go.

Other interesting facts

• The Rodrigues fruit bat sleeps upside-down.• It is also known as the flying fox.

Work cited

• Philadelphia zoo. Flying fox internet<www.philadelphia zoo. org October 9 2012

• King zoo flying fox internet<www.king zoo.org October 10 2012

• Chicago zoo flying fox Internet<www.chicago zoo .org October 11 2012

• Louisville zoo. flying fox internet<www.louisville. com 12 October 2012

• Arkive flying fox internet <www.arkive. org 16 October 2012