Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Small-toothed Fruit Bat (Neopteryx frosti), recorded as Endangered
Small-toothed Fruit Bat (Neopteryx frosti). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Small-toothed Fruit Bat

Neopteryx frosti

Small-toothed Fruit Bat is a bat in the family Pteropodidae (order Chiroptera) — Neopteryx frosti, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Neopteryx frosti
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Chiroptera · Pteropodidae · Neopteryx

Range and habitat

It is endemic to central Indonesia. It is known only from two localities on Sulawesi island. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical dry forests.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

It is listed as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List, due to continued habitat decline and intense hunting.

Small-toothed Fruit Bat is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Small-toothed Fruit Bat, Wikidata item Q1762807. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Small-toothed Fruit Bat?
Small-toothed Fruit Bat is a bat in the family Pteropodidae (order Chiroptera) — Neopteryx frosti.
What is the conservation status of Small-toothed Fruit Bat?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Neopteryx frosti. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Small-toothed Fruit Bat live?
Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical dry forests.
Why is Small-toothed Fruit Bat in crisis?
It is listed as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List, due to continued habitat decline and intense hunting.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Neopteryx frosti?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Small-toothed Fruit Bat a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.