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Philippine dawn bat

Eonycteris robusta Miller, 1913

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The philippine dawn bat (Eonycteris robusta) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 78.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the philippine dawn bat

Weight
78.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the philippine dawn bat live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine dawn bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine dawn bat (Eonycteris robusta) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Philippines. It is associated with lowland forest and cave roosts, and is threatened by habitat and roost disturbance. It is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine dawn bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_dawn_bat&oldid=1380212245), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the philippine dawn bat endangered?

The philippine dawn bat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the philippine dawn bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusEonycteris
  7. SpeciesEonycteris robusta Miller, 1913
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Philippine nectar batEnglish
  • Philippine nectar batEnglish
  • Phillipine dawn batEnglish
  • Phillipine dawn batEnglish
  • Phillipine dawn bat.English
  • خفاش الرحيق الفلبينيArabic
  • Philippinen-LangzungenflughundGerman
  • フィリピンヨアケオオコウモリJapanese
  • Jutrzenkowiec filipińskiPolish

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Relatives of the philippine dawn bat

Other species in the same genus Eonycteris.

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Common questions

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How big is the philippine dawn bat?

An adult philippine dawn bat weighs 78.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine dawn bat endangered?

The philippine dawn bat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the philippine dawn bat?

The philippine dawn bat (Eonycteris robusta) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine dawn bat (Eonycteris robusta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-dawn-bat

MLA

“Philippine dawn bat (Eonycteris robusta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-dawn-bat.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_dawn_bat_2026,
  title = {Philippine dawn bat (Eonycteris robusta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-dawn-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}