Pohle's fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pohle's fruit bat Casinycteris ophiodon Near threatened

Where the Pohle's fruit bat lives, 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 9 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Casinycteris ophiodon
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Is the Pohle's fruit bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Pohle's fruit bat?

The Pohle's fruit bat (Casinycteris ophiodon) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Casinycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pohle's fruit bat

Pohle's fruit bat (Casinycteris ophiodon) is a near threatened species of megabat found in the subtropical and tropical forests of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Liberia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pohle's fruit bat (revision 1352948173), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768584 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).