Philippine Tube-nosed Bat

Philippine Tube-nosed BatThis tube-nosed bat is recorded in the Philippines. The holotype and a Luzon specimen have reddish-brown backs, while a Mindanao specimen is yellow-brown. The study recorded captures in different forest settings on Cebu, Luzon, and Mindanao.What does it look like?The holotype has tricolored dorsal hairs with dark gray-brown bases, pale brown middle bands, and reddish-brown tips. Ventral hairs have gray bases and pale buff tips. A Luzon specimen has similar dorsal color, but a Mindanao specimen has a yellow-brown back.How does it live?This tube-nosed bat is recorded in the Philippines. The holotype and a Luzon specimen have reddish-brown backs, while a Mindanao specimen is yellow-brown. The study recorded captures in different forest settings on Cebu, Luzon, and Mindanao.Study specimens came from different island settings: second-growth limestone forest among farmland on Cebu; disturbed lowland to lower montane limestone forest on Luzon; and second-growth lowland forest plus transitional montane forest on Mindanao.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.