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 | |
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| 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. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Ong, P., Rosell-Ambal, G. & Tabaranza, B., Warguez, D., Heaney, L. & Balete, D. (2008). Alionycteris paucidentata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
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