Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Nyctimene Higher classification Nyctimene | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Nyctimene rabori Rank Species | |
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Similar Nyctimene, Common tube‑nosed fruit bat, Megabat, Philippine gray flying fox, Moss‑forest blossom 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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation. The species is named for Dioscoro S. Rabor who, with several others, first collected the species.
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