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Pteropus leucopterus
Temminck,
1853. Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine, p. 60.
©2002
ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Pteropodidae
COMMON NAME—Mottle-winged
flying fox, white-winged flying fox.
DISTRIBUTION—Endemic
to the Luzon Faunal Region and Dinagat. Specimens have been recorded from
Catanduanes (FMNH), Dinagat (DMNH), and Luzon (Abra [SMF], Cagayan [USNM],
Isabela [AMNH], Laguna [PNM], Nueva Viscaya [PNM], and Quezon [USNM] provinces).
HABITAT—Poorly
known. Moderately common in primary montane forest on Catanduanes, present
in lowland forest (Heaney et al., 1991, Mickleburgh et al., 1992, Utzurrum,
1992; Heideman
et al., utpubl. data).
STATUS—Poorly
known, but probably has declined significantly as a result of habitat
destruction (Utzurrum, 1992). IUCN:
Endangered. CITES: Appendix II
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
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