In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a

The term “flying fox” in India refers to a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus. Scientific sources identify the Indian flying fox as Pteropus medius (formerly called P. giganteus) and explicitly describe it as a fruit bat (megabat) in the order Chiroptera [1]. It is commonly called the Indian flying fox or greater Indian fruit bat and is distributed across the Indian subcontinent, forming large colonial roosts and foraging for fruit and nectar [2]. Taxonomic and species accounts likewise classify the Indian flying fox as a bat (Pteropus spp.), confirming that “flying fox” is a bat, so option 1 is correct [3].

Sources

1. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/henipavirus
2. [2] https://secemu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Elangovan_2023.pdf
3. [3] https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pteropus_giganteus/