Pteropus

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pteropus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Pteropus
2. What makes Pteropus bats different from other bats?They are the biggest bats in the world, with fox‑like faces, wingspans up to 1.7 meters, and they use their sharp eyesight and sense of smell instead of echolocation.
3. How do flying foxes help plants and forests?They eat fruit and nectar, carry pollen on their fur to pollinate flowers, and drop seeds far from the parent plant, helping new trees grow.

Frugivorous: An animal whose diet consists mainly of fruit.
Nectarivorous: An animal whose diet consists mainly of nectar from flowers.
Keystone Species: A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.