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Fringed fruit-eating bat

Artibeus fimbriatus Gray, 1838

LCLeast Concernbats

The fringed fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fimbriatus) is a species in the family Phyllostomidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 63.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Fringed fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fimbriatus)
Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the fringed fruit-eating bat

Weight
63.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fringed fruit-eating bat live?

Not recorded

What is the fringed fruit-eating bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The fringed fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fimbriatus), is a species of bat native to South America.

From the Wikipedia article “Fringed fruit-eating bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fringed_fruit-eating_bat&oldid=1314494345), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the fringed fruit-eating bat endangered?

The fringed fruit-eating bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the fringed fruit-eating bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPhyllostomidae
  6. genusArtibeus
  7. SpeciesArtibeus fimbriatus Gray, 1838
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • FransenfruchtvampirGerman
  • Frutero grande oscuroSpanish
  • paraguaynhankkoFinnish
  • ノレンフルーツコウモリJapanese
  • Owocowiec frędzelkowatyPolish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the fringed fruit-eating bat

Other species in the same genus Artibeus.

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Common questions

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How big is the fringed fruit-eating bat?

An adult fringed fruit-eating bat weighs 63.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fringed fruit-eating bat endangered?

The fringed fruit-eating bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the fringed fruit-eating bat?

The fringed fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fimbriatus) belongs to the family Phyllostomidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{fringed_fruit_eating_bat_2026,
  title = {Fringed fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fimbriatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fringed-fruit-eating-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}