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Pteropus dasymallus
Temminck,
1825. Monogr. Mamm. 1:180.
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ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae
DISTRIBUTION—Ryukyu island group to Taiwan and the Batanes/Babuyan region; in the Philippines, recorded on Batan (USNM), Dalupiri (FMNH), and Fuga (FMNH).
HABITAT—Reported to be common in forest on the Batanes and Babuyan islands, but poorly known (Ingle &Heaney, 1992; Utzurrum, 1992; Ross, pers. comm.).
STATUS—Uncertain. Previously known populations are considered endangered to varying degrees (Mickileburgh et al., 1992). The Philippine population probably is the largest for the species. IUCN: Endangered. CITES: Appendix II.
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