Peters's fruit bat (''Cynopterus luzoniensis'') is a species of

megabat Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acerodon'' and ''Pteropus''—flying foxes. They are the only member of the su ...

within the family Pteropodidae. It is found in

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, and adjacent small islands.

References

*Don E. Wilson & Deeann, and M. Reeder, 2005: ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference''. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore *Peters. 1861. Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1861: 708. *Conservation status: IUCN link: ''Cynopterus luzoniensis'' (Not Evaluated) *''Cynopterus luzoniensis'' on Mammal Species of the World. Cynopterus Mammals described in 1861 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{fruit-bat-stub

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