Acerodon leucotis
(Sanborn, 1950)
Palawan Flying Fox
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Pteropodoidea |
| Family | : Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Pteropodinae |
| Tribe | : Pteropodini |
| Genus | : Acerodon |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Sanborn, C.C. 1950-12-29. New Philippine fruit bats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 63:189-190.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35879121Original name as described
Pteropus leucotis
Other common names
Palawan Fruit Bat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:63736
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Singay, Busuanga Island, Calamianes Group, Philippine Islands."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Philippines
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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