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Lombok flying fox

Pteropus lombocensis Dobson, 1878

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The lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 250.3 g to 256.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis)
Photo: Knud Andersen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lombok flying fox

Weight
250.3 g – 256.1 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
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lombok flying fox live?

Not recorded

What is the lombok flying fox?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus. It found in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. This species has been listed on Appendix II of CITES since 1990, along with most others in the genus Pteropus.

From the Wikipedia article “Lombok flying fox” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lombok_flying_fox&oldid=1384665117), 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 lombok flying fox endangered?

The lombok flying fox is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

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

How is the lombok flying fox classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusPteropus
  7. SpeciesPteropus lombocensis Dobson, 1878
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Lombok flying fox.English
  • Lombok flying fox.English
  • Lombok flying-foxEnglish
  • kaloň lombockýCzech
  • Lombok-FlughundGerman
  • Zorro Volador De LombokSpanish
  • lomboksaarenlenkkoFinnish
  • Volpe volante di LombokItalian
  • ロンボクオオコウモリJapanese
  • 롬복날여우박쥐Korean
  • LombokvleerhondDutch
  • Rudawka plantacjowaPolish
  • Ломбокская летучая лисицаRussian
  • ค้างคาวแม่ไก่ล็อมบ็อกThai

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Relatives of the lombok flying fox

Other species in the same genus Pteropus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lombok flying fox?

An adult lombok flying fox weighs 250.3 g – 256.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lombok flying fox endangered?

The lombok flying fox is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

What kind of animal is the lombok flying fox?

The lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lombok-flying-fox

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BibTeX
@misc{lombok_flying_fox_2026,
  title = {Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lombok-flying-fox},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}