Mindanao pygmy fruit bat

Mindanao pygmy fruit bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
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 monotypic within the genus Alionycteris.[2] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Alionycteris paucidentata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T843A22037501.
  2. Heaney, Lawrence R.; Mercier, Jennifer A.; Rickart, Eric A. (1999). "Cytogeography of philippine bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)" (PDF). PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. Biological Society of Washington. 112: 453–469.


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