The Sulawesi flying fox, or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis), is a megabat endemic to Indonesia, found on Sulawesi, Buton and several smaller islands including Mangole, Sanana, Siau, Sangihe and Selayar. It is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN because of unsustainable levels of hunting. It prefers lowland habitat up to 1,500 metres. It is a frugivore that feeds preferentially on coconuts and breadfruits, and it roosts in trees, often in mangrove forest, and is somewhat sensitive to human disturbance. Roosts may be shared with the black flying fox, which takes the lower branches while the Sulawesi flying fox keeps to the higher ones, and pups are born between February and March.
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
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Source Sulawesi flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndonesiaQuote, Distribution, Indonesia
The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.
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1. Sulawesi flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Sulawesi
The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.
Distribution, Indonesia
The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.
Diet
The Sulawesi flying fox is a frugivore, feeding preferentially on coconuts and breadfruits.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN due to unsustainable levels of hunting.
Article text, behaviour
Flying fruit foxes are nocturnal, feeding during the night.
Article text, threats
It is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN due to unsustainable levels of hunting.
Article text, habitat
The species roosts in trees-often in mangrove forests-and is somewhat sensitive to human disturbance.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat, mangrove forest
The species roosts in trees-often in mangrove forests-and is somewhat sensitive to human disturbance.
View the Source2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218704: species profile of Acerodon celebensis
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"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218704: IUCN Red List category of Acerodon celebensis
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"category": "VULNERABLE"
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Acerodon celebensis (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt, row Acerodon celebensis (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3667 Acerodon celebensis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 390 Ref_117 1
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