Pelew flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pelew flying fox lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Pelew flying fox live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pelew flying fox in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Palau

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 Pelew flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Pelew flying fox?

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

About the Pelew flying fox

The Pelew flying fox (Pteropus pelewensis) is a species of megabat from the genus Pteropus found in the Palau Islands. A subspecies found on Yap, the Yap flying fox, is considered as a separate species by some authorities. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN due to commercial and small-scale hunting. Commercial hunting for the species was banned in 1994, but local exploitation is common. The species is listed on CITES appendix I.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pelew flying fox (revision 1323859675), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q510172 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).