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Harpyionycteris whiteheadi
Thomas, 1896. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 18:244.
©2002
ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae
COMMON NAME—Harpy
fruit bat.
DISTRIBUTION—Philippines
only; where it is widespread excluding Palawan Faunal Region and the Batanes/Babuyan
group of islands. Recorded from Biliran (USNM), Camiguin (FMNH), Leyte
(USNM), Luzon (Camarines Sur [USNM]), Maripipi (UMMZ), Masbate (SU), Mindanao
(Agusan del Norte [SU], Bukidnon [FMNH], Davao Oriental [FMNH], Lanao
del Norte [DMNH], Lanao del Sur [DMNH], Misamis Oriental [DMNH], Southern
Cotabato [DMNH], and Zamboanga del Norte [DMNH] provinces), Mindoro (BMNH),
Negros (FMNH), Samar (PNM).
HABITAT—Restricted
to primary or lightly disturbed forest. Rare in lowland forest, moderately
common in montane forest to at least 1800 m; may depend on the fruits
of viney pandans (Freycinetia spp.; Heaney, 1984; Heaney et al.,
1989; Heideman & Heaney, 1989; Rickart et al., 1993).
STATUS—Populations
currently stable, because of their use of montane forest, which is mostly
intact. Vulnerable to deforestation.
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
©2002
(photograph by P. Heideman)
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