1. Bats belonging to the Megachiroptera sub-order which are said to be the largest bats in the world.
2. These bats are often known as the "Fruit Bat", "Flying Fox", or "Malayan Flying Fox" among other colloquial names.

They live in the tropics and subtropics of Australia, Africa, and Asia; including, the Indian subcontinent and the Batangas in the Philippines; as well as, a number of remote oceanic islands in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans.