Seychelles fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Seychelles fruit bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pteropus seychellensis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Seychelles fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Seychelles fruit bat in 3 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Seychelles.

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 Seychelles fruit bat endangered?

The Seychelles 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 Seychelles fruit bat?

The Seychelles fruit bat (Pteropus seychellensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Pteropus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Seychelles fruit bat

The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros and Mafia Island. It is a significant component of the ecosystems for the islands, dispersing the seeds of many tree species. Although it is hunted for meat on some islands, it remains abundant. It is particularly common on Silhouette Island.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Seychelles fruit bat (revision 1233520580), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18928 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).