Ptenochirus
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Great musk bat ( Ptenochirus jagori ) |
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| Peters , 1861 |
Ptenochirus is a genus of fruit bats with two species that are found in the Philippines .
- The great musk bat ( Ptenochirus jagori ) lives almost in the entire national territory with the exception of Palawan and smaller islands northeast of it.
- The small musk bat ( Ptenochirus minor ) can be found on Mindanao and some of the smaller islands north of it.
Ptenochirus minor reaches a head-trunk length of 8.5 to 10 cm and P. jagori is slightly larger with 9 to 13 cm in length. The short tail is 0.4 to 1.4 cm long. The larger species can weigh between 60 and 100 g. The fur has a dark brown color on the back and is a little lighter on the belly. In contrast to the genus Cynopterus , the animals only have one incisor in the lower halves of the jaw. In the upper jaw there is one fully developed and one rudimentary incisor per half of the jaw.
These flying foxes usually stay in the rainforest or in plantations and eat fruits and flowers. They rest in the thick foliage or in grottos. In the mountains they reach 1,300 meters above sea level.
After a gestation period of about four months, usually a young animal and rarely twins are born. These are suckled for about three months. Five-year-old specimens have been recorded, but these fruit bats probably live a little longer.
The IUCN lists both species as Least Concern .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilson & Reeder (eds.): Mammal Species of the World . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Ptenochirus ).
- ↑ a b Ptenochirus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. Accessed March 1, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Nowak, RM (1999) p. 288 Google books
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore / London 1999.
