Macroglossus minimus

Least Concern
Kingdom:    Animalia
Phylum:    Chordata
Class:    Mammalia
Order:     Chiroptera
Family:     Pteropodidae
Genus:     Macroglossus
Common Name:    Dagger toothed flower bat
Ecological Status:    Philippine Endemic

About the Species:

Macroglossus minimus or the Dagger-tooth Fruit Bat is a species of megabat characterized by having reddish-brown fur on the back but is paler on the abdomen. The front body length is shorter than the back. It has a long tongue which is designed for thrusting into the nectar of the angiosperms (flowering trees). This is endemic in Southeast Asia particularly in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. It inhabits in primary and secondary tropical moist forests but also occurs in mangroves, swamp forests, rural gardens and urban areas. In MHRWS, this species is found from lowland to secondary dipterocarp forest.

 

References:

Heaney, L. R., and Tabaranza, B.R., JR. (2006). A New Species of Forest Mouse, Genus

Apomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae), from Camiguin Island, Philippines. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 106:14–27.

Francis, C., Rosell-Ambal, G., Sedlock, J., Ingle, N., McKenzie, G. & Richards, N. 2008.Macroglossus minimus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T12594A3363390. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12594A3363390.en. Downloaded on 24 July 2018.