Sulawesi flying fox: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Sulawesi flying fox Acerodon celebensis Vulnerable

Where the Sulawesi 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 9 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

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

Where does the Sulawesi flying fox live?

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

Indonesia

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 Sulawesi flying fox endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Sulawesi flying fox?

The Sulawesi flying fox (Acerodon celebensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Acerodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sulawesi flying fox

The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia. It is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN due to unsustainable levels of hunting.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sulawesi flying fox (revision 1331272117), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301834 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).