White-winged flying fox
| White-winged flying fox | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Desmalopex |
| Species: | D. leucopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmalopex leucopterus Temminck, 1853 | |
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| White-winged flying fox range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pteropus leucopterus | |
The white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex leucopterus), also known as the mottle-winged flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They are endemic to the Philippines. Their natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. They are threatened by habitat loss.[1] In 2008, Giannini et al. revived the genus Desmalopex and placed D. leucopterus in it.[2]
References
- 1 2 Ong, P., Rosell-Ambal, G. & Tabaranza, B., Balete, D., Heaney, L., Alcala, E. & Cariño, A.B. (2008). "Pteropus leucopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Giannini, Norberto P.; Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Simmons, Nancy B.; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2008). "The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica 10: 11–20. doi:10.3161/150811008x331054.
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