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Greater musky fruit bat

Mammals

The greater musky fruit bat (Ptenochirus jagori) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the Philippines. The German naturalist Wilhelm Peters described it as a new species in 1861, placing it in a new subgenus Ptenochirus, and named it for Fedor Jagor, who collected the first specimen; the holotype came from the province of Albay. It has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, tube-shaped nostrils and large eyes, brown fur on the head and back with bicolored hairs, and 28 teeth. Its head and body measure about 125 to 131 millimetres and its forearm 86 to 87 millimetres. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern and describes its population as steady.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
Population Trend
Stable 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 4
Connections

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Pteropodidae, Taxa
Source Greater musky fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Greater musky fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Philippines
Quote, Distribution, Philippines
It is endemic to the Philippines.
Sources
1. Greater musky fruit bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution, Philippines
    It is endemic to the Philippines.
  • Diet
    It is frugivorous, consuming the fruits of plants such as Ceiba pentandra.
  • Article text, population
    Its population trend is considered to be stable.
  • Article text, habitat
    Its roosting habitat includes the cliffsides of shallow caves.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
    The greater musky fruit bat (Ptenochirus jagori) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    The greater musky fruit bat (Ptenochirus jagori) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432847: species profile of Ptenochirus jagori
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfiles
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"extinct": false
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3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432847: IUCN Red List category of Ptenochirus jagori
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategory
Quote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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4. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Ptenochirus jagori (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
Quote, MamFuncDat.txt, row Ptenochirus jagori (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3838 Ptenochirus jagori Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 77.25 Ref_117 1
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