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Fischer's pygmy fruit bat

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Fischer's pygmy fruit bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Haplonycteris
Lawrence, 1939
Species:
H. fischeri
Binomial name
Haplonycteris fischeri
Lawrence, 1939
Fischer's pygmy fruit bat range

The Fischer's pygmy fruit bat or Philippine pygmy fruit bat (Haplonycteris fischeri)[2] is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Haplonycteris.[citation needed] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Duya, M.R.; Ong, P.; Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B.; Heaney, L.; Duya, P.; Gonzalez, J.C.T.; Balete, D.S.; Ramayla, S.P. (2021). "Haplonycteris fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T9690A22136653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T9690A22136653.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ named after Arthur Frederick Fischer