Madagascan fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Madagascan fruit bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eidolon dupreanum
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Madagascan fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Madagascan fruit bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

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 Madagascan fruit bat endangered?

The Madagascan fruit bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Madagascan fruit bat?

The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Eidolon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Madagascan fruit bat

The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Madagascan fruit bat (revision 1323030905), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q31255 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).