Pemba flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pemba flying fox Pteropus voeltzkowi Vulnerable

Where the Pemba flying fox lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 8 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

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

Where does the Pemba flying fox live?

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

Tanzania

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 Pemba flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Pemba flying fox?

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

About the Pemba flying fox

The Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the island of Pemba on the coast of Tanzania.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pemba flying fox (revision 1326842545), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764849 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).