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Ptenochirus jagori
(Peters, 1861). Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 707.



©2002

ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae

COMMON NAME—Musky fruit bat.

DISTRIBUTION—Endemic to the Philippines, except the Batanes/Babuyan and Palawan Faunal Regions. Specimens from Biliran (USNM), Bohol (USNM), Bongao (DMNH), Camiguin (FMNH), Catanduanes (FMNH), Cebu (FMNH), Dinagat (USNM), Leyte (USNM), Luzon (Abra [FMNH], Albay [FMNH], Aurora [UPD], Batangas [UPLB], Benguet [FMNH], Cagayan [USNM], Camarines Sur [FMNH], Isabela [FMNH], Laguna [FMNH], Mountain Province [FMNH], Nueva Viscaya [UPLB], Pampanga [USNM], Quezon [UMMZ], Rizal [UPLB], Sorsogon [FMNH], Tarlac [USNM], and Zambales [UPD] provinces), Marinduque (PNM), Maripipi (USNM), Masbate (SU), Mindanao (Agusan del Norte [DMNH], Bukidnon [FMNH], Davao del Norte [FMNH], Davao del Sur [FMNH], Davao Oriental [DMNH], Lanao del Norte [DMNH], Lanao del Sur [DMNH], Misamis Oriental [DMNH], Surigao del Sur [DMNH], and Zamboanga del Sur [FMNH] privinces), Mindoro (FMNH), Negros (FMNH), Panay (SU), Polillo (FMNH), Samar (FMNH), Sanga-sanga (DMNH), Siargao (DMNH), Sibuyan (FMNH), and Siquijor (FMNH). Also reported from Caluya, Sibay, Semirara, Boracay, and Carabao islands (Alcala & Alviola, 1970).

HABITAT—Abundant in primary forest, common in secondary forest, occasionally present in agricultural areas near forest. Ranges from sea level to at least 1800 m; and is most common in lowland forest, uncommon in montane forest, and absent in mossy forest (Heaney et al, 1989, in press; Heideman & Heaney, 1989; Ingle, 1992, 1993; Lepiten, 1995; Mudar & Allen, 1986; Rickart et al, 1993).

STATUS—Populations large and generally stable, widespread, but subject to continuing habitat destruction (Utzurrum, 1992).

NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Documented in montane forest from 925-1,050 m elevation and in mossy forest from 1,800-1,950 in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004)


©2002 (photograph by P. Heideman)


©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)


©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)



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