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Alionycteris paucidentata
Kock, 1969. Senckenberg. Biol., 50:319.
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ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae
COMMON NAME—Mindanao
pygmy fruit bat.
DISTRIBUTION—
Philippines only; endemic to Mindanao Island (Bukidnon province [FMNH]).
HABITAT—Known
only from primary forest on Mt. Katanglad, Bukidnon Province. Absent in
lowland forest. Uncommon in montane forest from 1600 m to 1900 m, common
in mossy forest at 2250 m (and probably above; Heaney et al., unpubl.
data).
STATUS—Common
in appropriate high-elevation habitat; geographically restricted.
IUCN: Vulnerable.
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(photograph by L. Heaney)
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