Mauritian flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mauritian flying fox Pteropus niger Endangered

Where the Mauritian flying fox 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 315 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

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

Where does the Mauritian flying fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mauritian flying fox in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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 Mauritian flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mauritian flying fox?

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

About the Mauritian flying fox

The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat, is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mauritian flying fox (revision 1370473154), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765475 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).