The Palawan fruit bat, also known as the Palawan flying fox (Acerodon leucotis), is a megabat found in the forests of Palawan, Balabac and Busuanga in the Philippines. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is declining because of hunting and habitat loss. It has a head and body length of 22 to 25 centimetres and a forearm of 13 to 16.5 centimetres, no tail, and brown fur and wings, the wings sometimes mottled with paler splotches. Like almost all megabats it is nocturnal, but unlike many relatives it does not form large, conspicuous roosts, and it can reach an age of at least 5 years. It has been listed on Appendix II of CITES since 1990.
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System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
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Source Palawan fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Palawan fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, PhilippinesQuote, Distribution, Philippines
The Palawan fruit bat (Acerodon leucotis), also known as the Palawan flying fox, is a species of megabat found in forests of Palawan, Balabac and Busuanga in the Philippines.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Acerodon leucotis (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3670 Acerodon leucotis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 462.47 Ref_178 2
MamFuncDat.txt, row Acerodon leucotis (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3670 Acerodon leucotis Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_2 D1 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 462.47 Ref_178 2
View the Source 2. Palawan fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Philippines
The Palawan fruit bat (Acerodon leucotis), also known as the Palawan flying fox, is a species of megabat found in forests of Palawan, Balabac and Busuanga in the Philippines.
Relationship to people, hunting
It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.
Conservation, CITES
This species has been listed on Appendix II of CITES since 1990 and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
Article text, behaviour
Like almost all megabats, the Palawan fruit bat is nocturnal.
Article text, threats
It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.
Article text, threats, threats
It is expected that much of its remaining forest habitat will be converted into plantations in the future.
Article text, habitat
The Palawan fruit bat (Acerodon leucotis), also known as the Palawan flying fox, is a species of megabat found in forests of Palawan, Balabac and Busuanga in the Philippines.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Palawan fruit bat (Acerodon leucotis), also known as the Palawan flying fox, is a species of megabat found in forests of Palawan, Balabac and Busuanga in the Philippines.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Palawan fruit bat (Acerodon leucotis), also known as the Palawan flying fox, is a species of megabat found in forests of Palawan, Balabac and Busuanga in the Philippines.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218707: species profile of Acerodon leucotis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218707: IUCN Red List category of Acerodon leucotis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
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