The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lists 24 bat species as Critically Endangered, meaning they face an imminent risk of extinction. A once critically endangered bat species, the 'Pemba flying fox', has made a dramatic return from the brink of extinction, according to new research. 1–10. Do bats eat fruit? Bats also are among the most under-studied of mammals. Some bats do eat fruit, and there are varieties of bats that are known as fruit bats. The Rodrigues fruit bat is also called the Rodrigues flying fox. Scientists are suing the Mauritian government for “driving endangered fruit bats towards extinction”, after mass culls killed at least half their population. Fruit bats live in groups called colonies and can be found on four continents; Australia, Africa, Europe, and Indonesia. Answer and Explanation: Some fruit bats are endangered. Fifty-three others are Endangered, and 104 bat species are considered Vulnerable. A range-wide survey of the Critically Endangered Livingstone’s fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii’, Oryx, , pp. The Jambu Fruit Dove is not endangered, but threatened due to habitat loss. Named for the island in the Indian Ocean where they originated, these highly social little mammals—like other bats—are no danger to humans and are, in fact, critically endangered themselves. FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a …

doi: 10.1017/S0030605316000521.