The Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (Alionycteris paucidentata) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Alionycteris.[2] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests at high elevations[3] that are either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots. As a result, this species may be seeking new elevated habitats likely in the southern region of the Philippines and along the islands of Sulawesi.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynopterinae |
| Genus: | Alionycteris Kock, 1969 |
| Species: | A. paucidentata
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| Alionycteris paucidentata Kock, 1969
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| Mindanao pygmy fruit bat range | |
References
edit- ^ Mildenstein, T. (2016). "Alionycteris paucidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T843A22037501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T843A22037501.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Heaney, Lawrence R.; Mercier, Jennifer A.; Rickart, Eric A. (1999). "Cytogeography of philippine bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 112: 453–469.
- ^ Heaney, Lawrence R., ed. (April 5, 2006). The Mammals and birds of Camiguin Island, Philippines, a distinctive center of biodiversity. New Series. Vol. 106. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History.
- ^ "Synopsis and Biogeography of the Mammals of Camiguin Island, Philippines". Fieldiana Zoology. 106: 28. 2006. doi:10.3158/0015-0754(2006)106[28:SABOTM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0015-0754. S2CID 83686122.
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