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Mariana fruit bat Pteropus mariannus Endangered

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 32 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Mariana Fruit Bat
Photo: Ann Hudgins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Public Affairs; Modified by Fir0002, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific namePteropus mariannus
GroupBats
StatusEndangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in2 countries
ContinentsOceania
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPteropodidae

Where does the Mariana fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mariana fruit bat in 2 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 Mariana fruit bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mariana fruit bat?

The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Pteropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mariana fruit bat

The Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus), also known as the Mariana flying fox, and the fanihi in Chamorro, is a megabat found only in the Mariana Islands and Ulithi (an atoll in the Caroline Islands). Habitat loss has driven it to endangered status, and it is listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Poaching, habitat loss, and the introduction of invasive species have contributed to the species' decline.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mariana fruit bat (revision 1343366032), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765832 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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