Overview
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The Fischer's Pygmy Fruit Bat or Philippine Pygmy Fruit Bat (Haplonycteris fischeri) is a species of in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Haplonycteris. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
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- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Haplonycteris fischeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Haplonycteris is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in the Genus Haplonycteris: H. fischeri (Philippine Pygmy Fruit Bat)
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