The Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (Alionycteris paucidentata) is a small megabat in the family Pteropodidae and the only species in the genus Alionycteris. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forest at high elevations. Such forest is either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots, so the bat may be looking for new elevated habitat, most likely in the southern Philippines and on the islands of Sulawesi. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as least concern and describes its population as steady.
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Source Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is endemic to the Philippines.
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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 Alionycteris paucidentata (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3674 Alionycteris paucidentata Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 16.15 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Alionycteris paucidentata (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3674 Alionycteris paucidentata Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 16.15 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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It is endemic to the Philippines.
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests at high elevations that are either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Lead, habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests at high elevations
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432970: species profile of Alionycteris paucidentata
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432970: IUCN Red List category of Alionycteris paucidentata
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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