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The Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (Alionycteris paucidentata) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Alionycteris. [2] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests at high elevations [3] that are either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots. As a ...
Cave nectar bat: Eonycteris spelaea Dobson, 1871: Caves and forest LC: Fischer's pygmy fruit bat: Haplonycteris fischeri Lawrence, 1939: Forest LC: Harpy fruit bat: Harpyionycteris whiteheadi Thomas, 1896: Forest LC: Long-tongued nectar bat: Macroglossus minimus É. Geoffroy, 1810: Forest LC: White-collared fruit bat: Megaerops wetmorei Taylor ...
It is among the heaviest of all bat species, with individuals weighing up to 1.40 kg (3.1 lb). The only bat species known to weigh more than the giant golden-crowned flying fox are the Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) and great flying fox (Pteropus neohibernicus), with a maximum weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) and 1.45 kg (3.2 lb) respectively.
The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori) locally known in Tagalog as Bayakan [citation needed] is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and known from the islands of Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is often found ...
The Philippine Islands have wide fauna diversity. Under the order Chiroptera, the island is home to 73 species, 36 genera, and 6 families. [5] Luzon Fruit Bats are one of two species in the family Pteropodidae that have undergone radiation in Southeast Asia. [5] The Luzon Fruit Bat is restricted to Luzon Island, found on the Philippine ...
The Fischer's pygmy fruit bat or Philippine pygmy fruit bat (Haplonycteris fischeri) [2] is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Haplonycteris. [citation needed] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1]
The white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex leucoptera), also known as the mottle-winged flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They are endemic to the Philippines. Their natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests. [1] In 2008, Giannini et al. revived the genus Desmalopex and placed D. leucoptera in it. [2]