abstract:The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (where it is called pe'a fanua, pe'a fai and taulaga), the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.