Rodriguez is sometimes spelled "Rodrigues" in the literature. Its natural habitat is tropical lowland forests. Named for the island in the Indian Ocean where they originated, these highly social little mammals—like other bats—are no danger to humans and are, in fact, critically endangered themselves. Although the young can fly at 3 - 4 months, they remain It is endemic to Rodrigues, an island in the Indian Ocean belonging to Mauritius. The Rodrigues fruit bat, Pteropus rodricensis, is one of the rarest bats in the world! As Rodrigues rainforests have been cut, their range has shrunk to a small wooded valley. The fur color of Rodrigues flying foxes varies and can be orange, yellow, red, silver or even black. ("Bats at the Center: Pteropus rodricensis ", 2004) Biogeographic Regions

These bats are called "flying foxes" because they have pointed ears and elongated muzzles which make them look like small foxes. fruits make up its diet, with ripe tamarind pods being a favorite food.
Rodrigues flying foxes are bats found only on Rodrigues, a tiny island 900 miles east of Madagascar. The life of a Rodrigues flying fox. They live in dense rainforests with large, mature trees. Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) The Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) is a critically endangered flying fox (a type of bat with fox-like features belonging to the Suborder Megachiroptera).

The Rodrigues flying fox is a 300 g (0.7 lb) fruit bat found in dry woodland. The Rodrigues flying fox is a species of flying foxes or fruit bats. Rodrigues flying foxes are actually fruit bats. Pteropus rodricensis, also known as Rodriguez flying foxes or Rodriguez fruit bats, lives only on the Island of Rodriguez, a part of Mauritius located in the southern Indian Ocean east of Madagascar.

Feeding is largely The Rodrigues flying fox is colonialand gregarious. The Rodrigues flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. defend harems of up to 8 females. The Rodrigues fruit bat is also called the Rodrigues flying fox.