The São Tomé collared fruit bat (Myonycteris brachycephala) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to São Tomé and Principe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist and montane forest, and it is threatened by habitat destruction. It is unique as the only known mammal in which the whole population has an asymmetrical dental formula: all of the bats have one fewer lower internal incisor than would be expected. The missing tooth is believed to be a neutral mutation that neither helps nor hurts survival, and the founder effect has been proposed to explain why the entire species lacks the incisor. The IUCN lists it as endangered.
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Source São Tomé collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, São Tomé and PríncipeQuote, Distribution, São Tomé and Príncipe
It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.
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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 Myonycteris brachycephala (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3813 Myonycteris brachycephala Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 53.39 Ref_178 2
MamFuncDat.txt, row Myonycteris brachycephala (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3813 Myonycteris brachycephala Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 0 Ref_3 D2 Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 53.39 Ref_178 2
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432941: species profile of Myonycteris brachycephala
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432941: IUCN Red List category of Myonycteris brachycephala
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
São Tomé collared fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, São Tomé and Príncipe
It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The São Tomé collared fruit bat (Myonycteris brachycephala) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The São Tomé collared fruit bat (Myonycteris brachycephala) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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