Livingstone's fruit bat, also called the Comoro flying fox (Pteropus livingstonii), is an Old World fruit bat found only on the islands of Anjouan and Moheli in the Union of the Comoros in the western Indian Ocean. It is the largest and rarest bat of all the Comorian species. Its preferred habitat is montane forest above 200 metres on Moheli and above 500 metres on Anjouan, and the destruction of that forest is a major threat. As of 2003 the total population was estimated at 1,200 individuals, and storms, hunting and the bats' struggle to readapt to new habitats also threaten it. The black-bearded flying fox is believed to be one of its closest relatives.
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
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Source Livingstone's fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Livingstone's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, AfricaQuote, Distribution, Africa
Livingstone's fruit bat is found only on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, within the Comoros archipelago between Africa and northern Madagascar.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Livingstone's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, ComorosQuote, Distribution, Comoros
Livingstone's fruit bat is found only on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, within the Comoros archipelago between Africa and northern Madagascar.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Pteropus livingstonii
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Food Habits, Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
Behavior
Key Behaviors flies nocturnal nocturnal crepuscular crepuscular motile motile sedentary sedentary social social Home Range There is no available information on the home range of Comoro black flying foxes.
Habitat, Habitat Regions
terrestrial
View the Source 2. Livingstone's fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Africa
Livingstone's fruit bat is found only on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, within the Comoros archipelago between Africa and northern Madagascar.
Distribution, Comoros
Livingstone's fruit bat is found only on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, within the Comoros archipelago between Africa and northern Madagascar.
Article text, threats
Other threats to the bats' survival include storms, hunting, and their struggles to readapt to new habitats.
Article text, human use
Other threats to the bats' survival include storms, hunting, and their struggles to readapt to new habitats.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
Livingstone's fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii), also called the Comoro flying fox, is a megabat in the genus Pteropus.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
Livingstone's fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii), also called the Comoro flying fox, is a megabat in the genus Pteropus.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218694: species profile of Pteropus livingstonii
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218694: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus livingstonii
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
5. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Pteropus livingstonii
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 15 years (captivity)
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