Greater short-nosed fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater short-nosed fruit bat lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cynopterus sphinx
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	11 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the greater short-nosed fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater short-nosed fruit bat in 7 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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.

How big is a greater short-nosed fruit bat?

Wikidata records the following for the greater short-nosed fruit bat: mass 11 g (birth weight).

Is the greater short-nosed fruit bat endangered?

The greater short-nosed 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 greater short-nosed fruit bat?

The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Cynopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater short-nosed fruit bat

The greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater short-nosed fruit bat (revision 1313760469), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1340212 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).