Enumeration of Mammals

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Golden-crowned Flying Fox (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae: Acerodon jubatus)

Common Names: Paniki
Discoverer: Eschscholtz, 1831
Category: ENDANGERED
Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines, widespread with the exception of the Palawan faunal region and the Batanes and babuyan groups. Primary lowland forest upto 1,000m; some roosts reported from mangrove swamps and on small islands
Habitat / Behavior: Roosts in tall trees, and forages in forest on figs and other wild fruit.
Threats: Severely declining due to habitat destruction and heavy hunting.
Interesting Information: Includes the species formerly known as Acerodon lucifer.
Conservation Efforts/Measures: Wildlife Ecologist for the study of the Giant Fruit Bat

Philippine Nectar Bat (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae: Eonycteris robusta)

Common Names: Paniki
Discoverer: Miller 1913
Category: RARE
Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the philippines; widespread but absent from the palawan island faunal region and Batanes/Babuyan group of islands.
Habitat / Behavior: Feeds on nectar, flowers and soft or over-ripe fruits.
Conservation Efforts/Measures:

Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae: Nyctimene rabori)

Common Names: Paniki
Discoverer: Heaney and Peterson, 1984
Category: ENDANGERED
Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines; recorded only from Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. Restricted to lowland forest, usually in primary forest but known to occur in secondary forest on Cebu. Known only from lightly-disturbed forest near sea-level.
Habitat / Behavior: Feeds on forest fruit, specially wild figs.
Threats: Population has declined severely since 1950 due to habitat destruction, and face extinction within 10 years if current trends continue.
Conservation Efforts/Measures:

Panay Bushy-tailed Cloud Rat (Rodentia - Muridae: Crateromys heaneyi)

Common Names:
Discoverer: Gonzales and Kennedy, 1996
Category: EXTREMELY ENDANGERED
Habitat/Distribution: Lowland primary and secondary forest.
Habitat / Behavior: Feeds on tender young leaves in the forest canopy; slow moving but an excellent climber.
Threats: Severely impacted by habitat on Panay.
Conservation Efforts/Measures:

Ilin Hairy-tailed Cloud Rat (Rodentia - Muridae: Crateromys paulus)

Common Names:
Discoverer:   Musser and Gordon, 1981
Category: VERY RARE, POSSIBLY EXTINCT
Habitat/Distribution: Unknown; probably lowland forest. Known only with certainty from Ilin Island (south of Mindoro)
Habitat / Behavior: Unknown; geographically extremely restricted
Conservation Efforts/Measures:



Golden-crowned Flying Fox (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae: Acerodon jubatus)
Common Names: Paniki Discoverer: Eschscholtz, 1831 Category: ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines, widespread with the exception of the Palawan faunal region and the Batanes and babuyan groups. Primary lowland forest upto 1,000m; some roosts reported from mangrove swamps and on small islands Habitat / Behavior: Roosts in tall trees, and forages in forest on figs and other wild fruit. Threats: Severely declining due to habitat destruction and heavy hunting. Interesting Information: Includes the species formerly known as Acerodon lucifer. Conservation Efforts/Measures: Wildlife Ecologist for the study of the Giant Fruit Bat




Philippine Nectar Bat (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae: Eonycteris robusta)
Common Names: Paniki Discoverer: Miller 1913 Category: RARE Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the philippines; widespread but absent from the palawan island faunal region and Batanes/Babuyan group of islands. Habitat / Behavior: Feeds on nectar, flowers and soft or over-ripe fruits. Conservation Efforts/Measures:




Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae: Nyctimene rabori)
Common Names: Paniki Discoverer: Heaney and Peterson, 1984 Category: ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines; recorded only from Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. Restricted to lowland forest, usually in primary forest but known to occur in secondary forest on Cebu. Known only from lightly-disturbed forest near sea-level. Habitat / Behavior: Feeds on forest fruit, specially wild figs. Threats: Population has declined severely since 1950 due to habitat destruction, and face extinction within 10 years if current trends continue. Conservation Efforts/Measures:




Panay Bushy-tailed Cloud Rat (Rodentia - Muridae: Crateromys heaneyi)
Common Names: Discoverer: Gonzales and Kennedy, 1996 Category: EXTREMELY ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Lowland primary and secondary forest. Habitat / Behavior: Feeds on tender young leaves in the forest canopy; slow moving but an excellent climber. Threats: Severely impacted by habitat on Panay. Conservation Efforts/Measures:




Ilin Hairy-tailed Cloud Rat (Rodentia - Muridae: Crateromys paulus)
Common Names: Discoverer: Musser and Gordon, 1981 Category: VERY RARE, POSSIBLY EXTINCT Habitat/Distribution: Unknown; probably lowland forest. Known only with certainty from Ilin Island (south of Mindoro) Habitat / Behavior: Unknown; geographically extremely restricted Conservation Efforts/Measures: