Lyle's flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Lyle's flying fox lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pteropus lylei
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Lyle's flying fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Lyle's flying fox 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.

Is the Lyle's flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Lyle's flying fox?

The Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Pteropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Lyle's flying fox

Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China. It faces persecution from farmers and it is killed for bushmeat in parts of its range. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "vulnerable".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lyle's flying fox (revision 1358112193), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q635120 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).