Insular flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the insular flying fox lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pteropus tonganus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the insular flying fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the insular flying fox in 5 countries and territories across 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 insular flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the insular flying fox?

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

About the insular flying fox

The insular flying fox or Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is geographically widespread, the most widespread flying fox in the Pacific: it is found in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (where it is called pe'a fanua, pe'a fai and taulaga), the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Insular flying fox (revision 1338993609), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766941 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).