Cynopterus brachyotis
(Muller, 1838). Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. Physiol., 5:146.

©2002

ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae

COMMON NAME—Common short-nosed fruit bat.

DISTRIBUTION— Southeast Asia; throughout the Philippines. Specimens from Balabac (FMNH), Barit (FMNH), Basilan (UMMZ), Batan (USNM), Batu-bato (DMNH), Biliran (USNM), Bohol (USNM), Bongao (DMNH), Busuanga (FMNH), Calauit (UMMZ), Camiguin (FMNH), Catanduanes (FMNH), Cebu (FMNH), Culion (FMNH), Cuyo (FMNH), Dalupiri (FMNH), Dinagat (USNM), Fuga (FMNH), Guimaras (UMMZ), Leyte (USNM), Luzon (Albay [FMNH], Aurora [UPD], Bulacan [USNM], Cagayan [UMMZ], Camarines Sur [FMNH], Isabela [FMNH], Laguna [USNM], Quezon [UMMZ], Rizal [UPD], Sorsogon [FMNH], Tarlac [MCZ, USNM], Zambales [USNM] provinces), Marinduque (PNM), Maripipi (USNM), Marsec (USNM), Masbate (SU), Mindanao (Bukidnon [FMNH], Davao del Norte [FMNH], Davao del Sur [FMNH], Davao Oriental [UPLB], Lanao del Norte [DMNH], Misamis Oriental [DMNH], South Cotabato [AMNH], Zamboanga del Norte [UPLB], Zamboanga del Sur [DMNH] provinces), Mindoro (FMNH), Negros (FMNH), Palawan (FMNH), Panabulon (UMMZ), Panay (SU), Polillo (FMNH), Sabtang (USNM), Sanga-sanga (DMNH), Siargao (DMNH), Sibutu (DMNH), Sibuyan (FMNH), Simunol (DMNH), Siquijor (FMNH), Tablas (SU). Also reported from Caluya, Sibay, Semirara, Boracay, and Carabao islands. (Alcala & Alviola, 1970).

HABITAT—Ranges from sea level to at least 1250 m. Abundant in agricultural areas, common in secondary forest, usually uncommon or absent in primary forest (Heaney et al., 1989, 1991, in press; Heideman & Heaney, 1989; Ingle, 1992; Lepiten, 1995; Rickart et al., 1993).

STATUS—Abundant and geographically widespread; stable.

COMMENT—Kitchener and Maharadatunkamsi (1991) and Schmitt et al. (1995) considered populations of this species from the Philippines and Sulawesi to represent a separate species, C. luzoniensis, but Corbet and Hill (1992) and Koopman (1993) place luzoniensis as a subspecies of C. brachyotis; further study is needed.

NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Documented in montane forest from 925-1,600 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004).


©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)

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