Blanford's fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Blanford's fruit bat Sphaerias blanfordi Least concern

Where the Blanford's fruit bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 29 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Sphaerias blanfordi
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Blanford's fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Blanford's fruit bat in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 Blanford's fruit bat endangered?

The Blanford's fruit bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Blanford's fruit bat?

The Blanford's fruit bat (Sphaerias blanfordi) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Sphaerias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Blanford's fruit bat

Blanford's fruit bat (Sphaerias blanfordi) is a mountain species of megabat. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blanford's fruit bat (revision 1315379428), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764306 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).