Mindanao pygmy fruit bat

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. It is a high-elevation specialist[3] which is 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 as well.[4]

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

References
  1. Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Alionycteris paucidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T843A22037501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T843A22037501.en.
  2. 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.
  3. Heaney, Lawrence R. (2006). The Mammals and birds of Camiguin Island, Philippines, a distinctive center of biodiversity /. n.s. no.106 (2006). Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History.
  4. "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.


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