Greater Musky Fruit Bat

Greater Musky Fruit BatThis fruit-eating bat is endemic to the Philippines. It feeds in forests and was frequently captured in a lowland forest survey on Mount Makiling, Luzon.What does it look like?The head is broad and dark, with a short, stout muzzle. The nostrils do not extend into tubes.How does it live?This fruit-eating bat is endemic to the Philippines. It feeds in forests and was frequently captured in a lowland forest survey on Mount Makiling, Luzon.It eats fruit and helps disperse seeds. In a 1989 lowland forest survey on Mount Makiling, it was frequently captured and two annual birth periods were recorded.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.