Daito flying fox
A subspecies of the Ryukyu flying fox, endemic to the Daito Islands. Scientific name: Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis.
The Daito flying fox is an endemic species found only on the Daito Islands.
Refers to flying foxes in general (genus Pteropus); ダイトウオオコウモリ is a specific subspecies.
Standard katakana spelling for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is standard.
Compound of 大東 (Daitō, referring to the Daito Islands) and 大蝙蝠 (ōkōmori, 'large bat' or 'flying fox'). The exact derivation is straightforward from the place name and the general term for flying fox.