Rodrigues flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Rodrigues flying fox live?

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

Mauritius

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 Rodrigues flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Rodrigues flying fox?

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

About the Rodrigues flying fox

The Rodrigues flying fox or Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae, the flying foxes or fruit bats. It is endemic to Rodrigues, an island in the Indian Ocean belonging to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is tropical lowland forests. The bats are sociable, roost in large groups during the day and feed at night, squeezing the juice and flesh out of fruits. They are hunted by humans for food and their numbers have been dwindling, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the species as endangered. In an effort to preserve them from extinction, some bats have been caught and are being bred in various zoos around the world.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rodrigues flying fox (revision 1361439927), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1091763 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).