The harpy fruit bat (Harpyionycteris whiteheadi) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the Philippines. Oldfield Thomas described it in 1896 from specimens collected by the English explorer John Whitehead, for whom it is named; the holotype was taken on Mindoro in December 1895 at 1,500 metres. Thomas created the genus Harpyionycteris for it, and it was the only species in the genus until the Sulawesi harpy fruit bat was described in 1921. It is mostly dark brown and lighter brown below, with no tail but a small fur-covered uropatagium. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern, with a steady population.
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Classification
Population Trend ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
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Source Harpy fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Harpy fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, PhilippinesQuote, Distribution, Philippines
It is endemic to the Philippines.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Harpyionycteris whiteheadi
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Conservation Status
CITES No special status
Food Habits, Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
Behavior
Key Behaviors nocturnal nocturnal crepuscular crepuscular motile motile colonial colonial Communication and Perception Perception Channels tactile tactile chemical chemical Food Habits The main food source of H.
View the Source 2. Harpy fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Philippines
It is endemic to the Philippines.
Relationship to people, hunting
This species is also subject to hunting for bushmeat, as bat dishes are locally popular for special occasions.
Article text, population
The harpy fruit bat population is thought to be stable.
Article text, threats
This species is also subject to hunting for bushmeat, as bat dishes are locally popular for special occasions.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The harpy fruit bat (Harpyionycteris whiteheadi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The harpy fruit bat (Harpyionycteris whiteheadi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432840: species profile of Harpyionycteris whiteheadi
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"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432840: IUCN Red List category of Harpyionycteris whiteheadi
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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