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title: "Seychelles Flying-fox"
description: "Pteropus seychellensis — Mamíferos. The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros and Mafia Island."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/seychelles-flying-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Seychelles Flying-fox

> Pteropus seychellensis — Mamíferos. The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros and Mafia Island.

- Scientific name: *Pteropus seychellensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 650
- Wikidata: [Q18928](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18928)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40871](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40871)

## Names

- en: Seychelles Flying-fox
- de: Seychellen-Flughund
- es: Zorro Volador De Las Seychelles
- fr: Grande rousette des Seychelles

## Countries with the most observations

SC (415), YT (73), KM (71), TZ (51)

## Summary

The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros and Mafia Island. It is a significant component of the ecosystems for the islands, dispersing the seeds of many tree species. Although it is hunted for meat on some islands, it remains abundant. It is particularly common on Silhouette Island.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles_fruit_bat

## Photo

![Seychelles Flying-fox](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/seychelles-flying-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184526629

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/seychelles-flying-fox?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).