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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Source Seychelles fruit bat (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
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)
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