Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat
| Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimene |
| Species: | N. rabori
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimene rabori | |
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| Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat range | |
The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori) locally known in
Sibuyan. It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is often found near water.[1] The species is named for Dioscoro S. Rabor who, with several others, first collected the species.[2]
Other common names of the species include Visayan tube-nosed fruit bat and Rabor's tube-nosed fruit bat.
Conservation
Nyctimene rabori is currently classified as
habitat loss due to deforestation.[1]
See also
Wikispecies has information related to Nyctimene rabori.
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox
- Philippine naked-backed fruit bat
- IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Heaney, L. R.; Peterson, R. L. (1984). "A new species of tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene) from Negros Island, Philippines (Mammalia: Pteropodidae)". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 708: 1–16. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.