Ptenochirus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Ptenochirus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Ptenochirus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ptenochirus
Ptenochirus is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following species:
- Greater musky fruit bat, Ptenochirus jagori
- Lesser musky fruit bat, Ptenochirus minor
- White-collared fruit bat, Ptenochirus wetmorei
Both Ptenochirus jagori and Ptenochirus minor are endemic to the Philippines and seed dispersers of diverse trees. They prefer fruit from Ficus species.
...Ptenochirus in languages:
- English
- Musky Fruit Bats
- Finnish
- filippiinienhekot
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