White-collared fruit bat
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| Megaerops wetmorei | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Megaerops |
| Species: | M. wetmorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaerops wetmorei Taylor, 1934 | |
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| White-collared Fruit Bat range | |
The White-collared Fruit Bat (Megaerops wetmorei) is a species of megabat found in Southeast Asia.
Distribution
It has only been recorded in Tasek Merimbun, Brunei. This specimen was reviewed and reassigned as a subspecies Megaerops wetmorei albicollis (Francis, 1989). The white-tufted neck fruit bat can be found in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Tasik Merimbun, Brunei, Mindano Island, and the Philippines (Francis 1989).
External measurements
A specimen held by Brunei Museum (BM87/1983) had a forearm length 48 mm, head-body length 65 mm, ear 12 mm, hind foot length 8 mm and weight 16 g.
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