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Common name Scientific name authority Preferred habitat IUCN status Range Family Pteropodidae: Old World fruit bats: Giant golden-crowned flying fox: Acerodon jubatus Eschscholtz, 1831: Forest EN: Palawan fruit bat: Acerodon leucotis Sanborn, 1950: Forest VU: Mindanao pygmy fruit bat: Alionycteris paucidentata Kock, 1969: Forest LC: Lesser ...
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 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 ...
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 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 ...
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 Philippine long-fingered bat (Miniopterus paululus) is a species of bat from the family Miniopteridae. It is native to Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Timor-Leste. [1] Due to the dubious taxonomic status of the species, it has been suggested that it remain classified as a subspecies of the little bent-wing bat. [1]