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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Specimens have been taken in limestone caves, within or near to lowland forest (Sanborn 1952, Taylor 1934). It might be more tolerant to cave disturbance than was once thought. Forest is regenerating in some parts of this leaf-nosed bats range (L. Heaney pers. comm. 2007).
Range:
The Philippine pygmy leaf-nosed bat is endemic to the Philippines and has been recorded from sea level to 800 (J. Sedlock pers. comm. 2018) m asl. There are records from Bohol, Cebu (J. Sedlock, FMNH), Luzon (Camarines Sur, Laguna (P. Alviola pers. comm. 2018), Quezon (FMNH), and Rizal provinces, though it possibly occurs through all of southern Luzon (L. Heaney pers. comm.), Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Negros, Panay (Heaney et al. 1998), Pollilo (P. Alviola, KU), Samar (KU), and Siquijor (J. Sedlock pers. comm. 2018). A few individuals have recently been captured in Surigao del Sur, eastern Mindanao (Gomez in litt. 2007). It is likely that future surveys will show this species to be more widespread than current records suggest (L. Heaney, D. Balete pers. comm. 2006).
Conservation:
H. pygmaeus species occurs in a number of protected areas. More adequate protection of known sites is important. Surveys are required on this species to determine its ability to survive in degraded areas.