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Pages in category "Bats of the Philippines" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Genera and species of flying fox as according to Mammal Species of the World, unless otherwise noted. [2] Acerodon celebensis Cynopterus brachyotis Epomophorus wahlbergi Epomophorus Hypsignathus monstrosus Nyctimene robinsoni Pteropus livingstonii Rousettus egypticus. Subfamily Cynopterinae [3] [4] [5] Genus Aethalops. Pygmy fruit bat ...
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 ...
The species now survives in very small numbers. The bat lives in caves and comes out at night to eat fruits from local rainforests. After the forests were cut down to make way for sugar plantations the bat population dropped drastically, and the few remaining ones are still hunted for their meat. Now the bats reside in the few areas of ...
Population trends are based on the Red List of Threatened Species. The super-scripted "IUCN" tag is a link to that species's Red List of Threatened Species page. If a species has taxonomic synonyms, a list of these is provided in the "Scientific name" column, underneath the binomial name and author, based on the book Mammal Species of the World.
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 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 researchers remained skeptical of the species' existence until a live specimen was unexpectedly found in February 2006. The bat was unintentionally caught in one of their nets used for surveying the local fauna. S. mindorensis is the 74th chiropteran species to be found in the Philippines and the country's 26th endemic one. [1] [6] [7]