Fischer's pygmy fruit bat

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Fischer's pygmy fruit bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Haplonycteris
Lawrence, 1939
Species:
H. fischeri
Binomial name
Haplonycteris fischeri
Lawrence, 1939
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Fischer's pygmy fruit bat range

The Fischer's pygmy fruit bat or Philippine pygmy fruit bat (Haplonycteris fischeri) [2] is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Haplonycteris.[ citation needed ] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Duya, M.R.; Ong, P.; Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B.; Heaney, L.; Duya, P.; Gonzalez, J.C.T.; Balete, D.S.; Ramayla, S.P. (2021). "Haplonycteris fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T9690A22136653. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T9690A22136653.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. named after Arthur Frederick Fischer