Black-eared flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-eared flying fox lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pteropus melanotus
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the black-eared flying fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-eared flying fox in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Christmas Island

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-eared flying fox endangered?

The black-eared flying fox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-eared flying fox?

The black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Pteropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-eared flying fox

The black-eared flying fox, species Pteropus melanotus, is a bat of the family Pteropodidae (megabats). Also known as Blyth's flying fox, it is found on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands (India), and in Sumatra (Indonesia). A population on Christmas Island, which is critically endangered, has been placed as a subspecies of this population, although it may be a distinct species. Pteropus natalis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-eared flying fox (revision 1340316515), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761644 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).