Macroglossus minimus

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: It is found in both primary and secondary tropical moist forest , it has also been reported from paperbark woodlands, mangroves , swamp forest, plantations, rural gardens and urban areas. In the Philippines, it occurs in virtually every habitat from sea level up to at least 2,250 m asl (Heaney et al. 1998), preferring disturbed habitats.
It usually roosts as single animals, or in small groups, under large leaves (such as palm fronds), under branches and loose bark , in bamboo or in abandoned buildings. The females give birth to a single young three times per year (Flannery 1995; Strahan 1995; Bonaccorso 1998). [1].

List of Habitats:

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.6     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland   
  
•     1.7     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level   
  
•     1.8     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     2     Savanna   
  
•     2.2     Savanna - Moist   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.3     Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations   
  
•     14.4     Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens   
  
•     14.5     Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas   
  
•     14.6     Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 08-Jun-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Macroglossus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. minimus (Dagger-Toothed Long-Nosed Fruit Bat) · M. minimus minimus (Lesser Long-Tongued Fruit Bat) · M. sobrinus (Hill Long-Tongued Fruit Bat)

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Further Reading

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• A descriptive account of the mammals of Borneo. .. London[Edward Abbott]1893. url p. 77.
• A key to the bats of the Philippine Islands / Nina R. Ingle, Lawrence R. Heaney. 69 1992 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1992. url fig. 10 , p. 13, fig. 26-28, page 31, p. iii.
• A review of the genera Crunomys and Archboldomys (Rodentia: Muridae: Murinae): with descriptions of two new species from the Philippines / Eric A. Rickart. .. [et al.]. 89 1998 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1998. url fig. 8 , p. 15.
• A synopsis of the mammalian fauna of the Philippine Islands / Lawrence R. Heaney. .. [et al.]. 88 1998 [Chicago, Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, c1998. url p. 17.
• Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, url p. 276.
• Anatomischer Anzeiger. Jena: G. Fischer, 1886- url p. 275.
• Bats from Polynesia, Melanesia, and Malaysia. 18 1931 Chicago, 1931. url p. 29.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 119, p. 134, p. 135, p. 136, p. 153, p. 182, p. 305.
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• Catalogue of mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, Calcutta, 1881-1891. url .
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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• Francis, C., Rosell-Ambal, G., Sedlock, J., Ingle, N., McKenzie, G. & Richards, N. 2008. Macroglossus minimus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, Mammal Collection
• Field Museum, Mammal specimens
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Texas Tech University
• , Mammal specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Mammals

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 104598
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-631682
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836466
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 631682
• IUCN ID: 220926
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 136402

Footnotes

1. Francis, C., Rosell-Ambal, G., Sedlock, J., Ingle, N., McKenzie, G. & Richards, N. 2008. Macroglossus minimus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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