Rennell flying fox
Pteropus rennelli Troughton, 1929
The rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 661.3 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the rennell flying fox
- Weight
- 661.3 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
- 0.99src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the rennell flying fox live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The rennell flying fox is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the rennell flying fox?
The Rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) is a species of flying fox found in the Solomon Islands. It is an endangered species risking extinction.
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Is the rennell flying fox endangered?
The rennell flying fox is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the rennell flying fox classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyPteropodidae
- genusPteropus
- SpeciesPteropus rennelli Troughton, 1929
Synonyms Pteropus remnelli
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Rennell flying fox.English
- Rennell flying-foxEnglish
- kaloň renellskýCzech
- Rennell-FlughundGerman
- Volpe volante di RennellItalian
- レンネルオオコウモリJapanese
- 렌넬날여우박쥐Korean
- Rudawka rafowaPolish
Relatives of the rennell flying fox
Other species in the same genus Pteropus.
Large flying fox
Pteropus vampyrus
Giant fruit bat
Pteropus medius
Livingstone's fruit bat
Pteropus livingstonii
Mariana fruit bat
Pteropus mariannus
Rodrigues flying fox
Pteropus rodricensis
Samoa flying fox
Pteropus samoensis
CompareRennell flying fox vs Large flying foxRennell flying fox vs Giant fruit batRennell flying fox vs Livingstone's fruit batRennell flying fox vs Mariana fruit bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rennell flying fox?
An adult rennell flying fox weighs 661.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the rennell flying fox live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the rennell flying fox for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the rennell flying fox endangered?
The rennell flying fox is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the rennell flying fox?
The rennell flying fox (Pteropus rennelli) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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