Christmas Island flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Christmas Island flying fox Pteropus natalis

Where the Christmas Island flying fox lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 15 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Pteropus natalis
Group	Bats
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Christmas Island flying fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Christmas Island 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.

What kind of animal is the Christmas Island flying fox?

The Christmas Island flying fox (Pteropus natalis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Pteropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Christmas Island flying fox

The Christmas Island flying fox or Christmas Island fruit bat, as the name suggests, is a flying fox endemic to Christmas Island. It is unclear if it should be considered a distinct species (Pteropus natalis), or a subspecies of the black-eared flying fox (P. melanotus natalis).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Christmas Island flying fox (revision 1365032397), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27828750 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).