 |
| Name |
Pteropus vampyrus,
Large flying fox, Paniki |
| Distribution |
Indochina to
the Lesser Sundas; throughout the Philippines except the Batanes/Babuyan
region |
| Habitat |
Lowland forest
and adjacent agricultural land |
| Remarks |
Thid fruit bat
is known to live in roosts exceeding several thousand but now due
to heavy hunting and habitat loss it has declined substantially. Only
single foraging animals were seen on Polillo |
Bat
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