Mearns's Flying Fox
Encyclopedia
The Mearns's Flying Fox (Pteropus mearnsi) is a species of bat
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines
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Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pteropus mearnsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.