Pteropus hypomelanus
Temminck, 1853. Esquisses, Zool. sur la Cote de Guine, p. 61.

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ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae

COMMON NAME—Common island flying fox.

DISTRIBUTION—Thailand to Australia; throughout the Philippines except Palawan faunal region. Records from Cagayan Sulu (USNM), Camiguin (DMNH), Cuyo (FMNH), Dinagat (USNM), Guimaras (FMNH), Leyte (UMMZ), Luzon (Camarines Sur [AMNH], Ilocos Norte [USNM], and Nueva Ecija [UPD]) Mactan (FMNH), Marinduque (MCZ), Maripipi (USNM), Negros (FMNH), Panay (FMNH), Polillo (FMNH), Samar (USNM), Siargao (DMNH), Sibuyan (FMNH), Siquijor (FMNH). Also reported from Mindanao (Gunther, 1897) and Romblon (Timm & Birney, 1980).

HABITAT—Common in agricultural areas from sea level to ca. 900 m; absent in primary forest (Heideman & Heaney, 1992; Rickart et al., 1993; Utzurrum, 1992). They often roost on small islands.

STATUS—Heavily hunted in some areas, but stable. CITES: Appendix II


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