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

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

Scientific name	Cynopterus horsfieldii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	55.6 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Horsfield's fruit bat live?

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

How big is a Horsfield's fruit bat?

Wikidata records the following for the Horsfield's fruit bat: mass 55.6 g (adult weight).

Is the Horsfield's fruit bat endangered?

The Horsfield'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 Horsfield's fruit bat?

The Horsfield's fruit bat (Cynopterus horsfieldii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Cynopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Horsfield's fruit bat

Horsfield's fruit bat (Cynopterus horsfieldii) is a species of megabat native to South East Asia. It is named for Thomas Horsfield, an American naturalist who presented the type specimen to the British Museum.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Horsfield's fruit bat (revision 1351229417), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q134344 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).