The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori), known locally in Tagalog as Bayakan and also called the Visayan or Rabor's tube-nosed fruit bat, is a bat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the Philippines and known from Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forest, and is often found near water. It is named for Dioscoro S. Rabor, who with several others first collected the species. The IUCN classifies it as endangered, and it is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation.
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Source Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, PhilippinesQuote, Distribution, Philippines
It is endemic to the Philippines and known from the islands of Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan.
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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 Nyctimene rabori (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3821 Nyctimene rabori Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 67.5 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Nyctimene rabori (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3821 Nyctimene rabori Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 67.5 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Philippines
It is endemic to the Philippines and known from the islands of Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan.
Article text, habitat
It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori) locally known in Tagalog as Bayakan is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori) locally known in Tagalog as Bayakan is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218628: species profile of Nyctimene rabori
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218628: IUCN Red List category of Nyctimene rabori
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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