Biology:White-winged flying fox
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Short description: Species of bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Desmalopex |
| Species: | D. leucoptera
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| Desmalopex leucoptera Temminck, 1853
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| White-winged flying fox range | |
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Pteropus leucopterus | |
The white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex leucoptera), also known as the mottle-winged flying fox is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They are endemic to the Philippines . Their natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests. [1] In 2008, Giannini et al. revived the genus Desmalopex and placed D. leucoptera in it.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Waldien, D.L.; Duya, M.R. (2020). "Desmalopex leucopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T18731A22081331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18731A22081331.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18731/22081331. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Giannini, Norberto P.; Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Simmons, Nancy B.; Helgen, Kristofer M. (2008). "The systematic position of Pteropus leucopterus and its bearing on the monophyly and relationships of Pteropus (Chiroptera : Pteropodidae)". Acta Chiropterologica 10: 11–20. doi:10.3161/150811008x331054.
Wikidata ☰ Q959173 entry
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