Minute fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Cynopterus minutus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the minute fruit bat live?

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

Indonesia

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 minute fruit bat endangered?

The minute 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 minute fruit bat?

The minute fruit bat (Cynopterus minutus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Cynopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the minute fruit bat

The minute fruit bat (Cynopterus minutus) is a species of megabat within the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi. C. minutus is a smaller species that lives in rainforests. Continuous bimodal polyoestry has seasonal reproduction. The females of the species reproduce in synchrony, giving birth to offspring 5–7 months apart throughout two separate seasons (3–4 months apart). Postpartum oestrus occurs after each parturition. In C. minutus, both sexes reach sexual maturity at around 7 months, and females give birth for the first time at around 12 months. Females start having children not long after reaching sexual maturity, and they effectively continue having children indefinitely. Relative to other fruit bats, C. minutus have high rates of reproduction.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Minute fruit bat (revision 1315033326), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764823 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).