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

Where the lesser short-nosed fruit bat lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cynopterus brachyotis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the lesser short-nosed fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser short-nosed fruit bat in 6 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.

Is the lesser short-nosed fruit bat endangered?

The lesser 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 lesser short-nosed fruit bat?

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

About the lesser short-nosed fruit bat

The lesser short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. It is a small bat that lives in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It weighs between 21 and 32 grams (0.74 and 1.13 oz), and measures 70 to 127 millimetres (2.8 to 5.0 in). It occurs in many types of habitat, but most frequently in disturbed forest, including lower montane forest and tropical lowland rain forest, plus gardens, mangroves, and vegetation on beaches.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser short-nosed fruit bat (revision 1327832526), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770782 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).