The Seychelles fruit bat, also called the Seychelles flying fox, is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles as well as on the Comoros and Mafia Island, and is particularly common on Silhouette Island. It plays an important ecological role dispersing tree seeds across island ecosystems, though it is still hunted for food on some islands. Its conservation status is Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Seychelles fruit bat (Wikidata)
Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species match of Pteropus seychellensis
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Seychelles fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
though it is still hunted for food on some islands. Its conservation status is Least Concern.
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
It plays an important ecological role dispersing tree seeds across island ecosystems, though it is still hunted for food on some islands.
View the Source3. Seychelles fruit bat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q18928 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Flying Fox, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1241332 (Flying Fox)
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pteropus seychellensis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 10831Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 10831
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Pteropus seychellensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1
Row: pteropus seychellensis
3756 Pteropus seychellensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 457 Ref_117 1
View the Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species match of Pteropus seychellensis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, species match, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, species match, family
"family": "Pteropodidae"
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