Mindanao pygmy fruit bat | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Subfamily: | Cynopterinae |
Genus: | Alionycteris Kock, 1969 |
Species: | A. paucidentata |
Binomial name | |
Alionycteris paucidentata Kock, 1969 | |
Mindanao pygmy fruit bat range |
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. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests at high elevations that are either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots. As a result, this species may be seeking new elevated habitats likely in the southern region of the Philippines and along the islands of Sulawesi.
References
- Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Alionycteris paucidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T843A22037501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T843A22037501.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Heaney, Lawrence R.; Mercier, Jennifer A.; Rickart, Eric A. (1999). "Cytogeography of philippine bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 112: 453–469.
- Heaney, Lawrence R., ed. (April 5, 2006). The Mammals and birds of Camiguin Island, Philippines, a distinctive center of biodiversity. New Series. Vol. 106. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History.
- "Synopsis and Biogeography of the Mammals of Camiguin Island, Philippines". Fieldiana Zoology. 106: 28. 2006. doi:10.3158/0015-0754(2006)106[28:SABOTM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0015-0754. S2CID 83686122.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Alionycteris paucidentata |
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