Bat 10. Indian flying fox - Pteropus giganteus
This is part of my 31 Days Of Bats for Artober. All bats are original and done in pen and ink, Each bat is unique find the right bat for you. This is a must gift for any bat lover out there and once there gone there gone. All the illustrations come mounted and will fit nicely in to a 10inX8in frame. 
The Indian flying fox is so called due to its unique, fox-like appearance: reddish-brown coat, characteristically long snout as well as large eyes. And indeed, this animal resembles a little fox with wings. An observer would mistake this bat for a fox, if not its leathery wing and the habit of sleeping in an upside down position. The animal exhibits small ears. Instead of using echolocation, this flying fox perceives its environment through well-developed senses of vision and smell, helping the animal to detect food. Like all other bats, the Indian flying fox has claws, found on the second finger of each wing and used for grasping fruits and other objects.