As of 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) evaluated a quarter of all megabat species as threatened, which includes species listed as critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable.
Megabats are substantially threatened by humans, as they are hunted for food and medicinal uses.

Additionally, they are culled for actual or perceived damage to agriculture, especially to fruit production.
As of 2019, the IUCN had evaluations for 187 megabat species.
The status breakdown is as follows:
Extinct: 4 species (2.1%)
Critically endangered: 8 species (4.3%)
Endangered: 16 species (8.6%)
Vulnerable: 37 species (19.8%)
Near-threatened: 13 species (7.0%)
Least-concern: 89 species (47.6%)
Data deficient: 20 species (10.7%)
As of 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) evaluated a quarter of all megabat species as threatened, which includes species listed as critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable. Megabats are substantially threatened by humans, as they are hunted for food and medicinal uses.
Additionally, they are culled for actual or perceived damage to agriculture, especially to fruit production. As of 2019, the IUCN had evaluations for 187 megabat species. The status breakdown is as follows:
Extinct: 4 species (2.1%)
Critically endangered: 8 species (4.3%)
Endangered: 16 species (8.6%)
Vulnerable: 37 species (19.8%)
Near-threatened: 13 species (7.0%)
Least-concern: 89 species (47.6%)
Data deficient: 20 species (10.7%)
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