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White-winged flying fox

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White-winged flying fox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Desmalopex
Species:
D. leucoptera
Binomial name
Desmalopex leucoptera
Temminck, 1853
White-winged flying fox range
Synonyms

Pteropus leucopterus

The white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex leucoptera), also known as the mottle-winged flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They are endemic to the Philippines. Their natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests. [1] In 2008, Giannini et al. revived the genus Desmalopex and placed D. leucoptera in it.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Waldien, D.L.; Duya, M.R. (2020). "Desmalopex leucopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18731A22081331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18731A22081331.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Giannini, Norberto P.; Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Simmons, Nancy B.; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2008). "The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 10: 11–20. doi:10.3161/150811008x331054. hdl:11336/82001. S2CID 59028595.