Additional Info

• Class:Mammalia
• Family:Pteropodidae
• Scientific Name:Ptenochirus minor Yoshiyuki, 1979
• Common Name:Lesser Musky Fruit Bat
• Description:A fruit bat with short, stout muzzle; nostrils not elongated into tubes. Distinctive odor of “sweet musky cinnamon” present. Tail present. Claws on both thumb and second digit. Sometimes mistakenly identified as Ptenochirus jagori but differs in the measurement ranges for adult individuals, P. minor being smaller in size.
• Ecological Role:It acts as a key seed disperser and serve as prey item for other carnivorous animals.
• Distribution:Mindanao PAIC endemic.