Common blossom bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common blossom bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Syconycteris australis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the common blossom bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common blossom bat in 3 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

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 common blossom bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the common blossom bat?

The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Syconycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common blossom bat

The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit.

It is one of eight Pteropodidae species on mainland Australia. It is one of the smallest of all nectarivorous megabats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common blossom bat (revision 1313990695), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763583 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).