Small white-winged flying fox

The small white-winged flying fox (Desmalopex microleucoptera) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is known from Mindoro Island, in the Philippines. Only 13 specimens have ever been found; one in 1998 and the others in 2006.

Small white-winged flying fox
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Desmalopex
Species:
D. microleucoptera
Binomial name
Desmalopex microleucoptera
Esselstyn et al., 2008
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