• Source: Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat

The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene rabori) locally known in Tagalog as Bayakan is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and known from the islands of Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is often found near water. The species is named for Dioscoro S. Rabor who, with several others, first collected the species.
Other common names of the species include Visayan tube-nosed fruit bat and Rabor's tube-nosed fruit bat.




Conservation


Nyctimene rabori is currently classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation.




See also



Giant golden-crowned flying fox
Philippine naked-backed fruit bat
IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Mamalia di Kalimantan
• Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat
• Island tube-nosed fruit bat
• Lesser tube-nosed fruit bat
• Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat
• Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat
• Keast's tube-nosed fruit bat
• Mountain tube-nosed fruit bat
• Steadfast tube-nosed fruit bat
• Dragon tube-nosed fruit bat
• Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat