Pteropus cagayanus Mearns 1905 (flying fox)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Full reference: E. A. Mearns. 1905. Descriptions of new genera and species of mammals from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1402):425-460
Belongs to Pteropus according to E. A. Mearns 1905
Sister taxa: Pteropus alecto, Pteropus giganteus, Pteropus hypomelanus, Pteropus intermedius, Pteropus lanensis, Pteropus lylei, Pteropus mariannus, Pteropus melanotus, Pteropus niger, Pteropus poliocephalus, Pteropus vampyrus
Type specimen: USNM 1253289, a skull
Ecology: volant herbivore-insectivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteropus cagayanus in the database
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