Mindanao Fruit Bat
Ptenochirus wetmorei (Taylor, 1934)
Also calledBezogoniec obrożny (pol) · Cecadu (msa) · Cynoptéere de Wetmore (fra) · Mindanao-Moschusflughund (deu) · Tungkol Kalimantan (ind) · kaloň obojkový (ces) · malakanhännätönhekko (fin) · ミンダナオオナシフルーツコウモリ (jpn)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Lowland and montane primary and lightly disturbed rainforests at elevations of 800 - 1200 m.
Pteropodidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Pteropodidae
breeding
Breeding. Pregnant Mindanao Fruit Bats have been found in April. Littersize is one.
Pteropodidae
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List (under Megaerops wetmorei). The Mindanao Fruit Bat has not been assessed as a species restricted to Mindanao and is probably vulnerable because of its limited distribution and preference for primary or only lightly disturbed rainforests, which are generally declining. Present in some protected areas; e. g. Mount Kitanglad National Park (Mindanao).
Pteropodidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 11126243.