Dobsonia anderseni

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Pteropodini
Subtribus: Dobsoniina
Genus: Dobsonia
Species: Dobsonia anderseni

Name

Dobsonia anderseni Thomas, 1914

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Manus Island.

References

* Thomas. 1914. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 13: 435.

Distribution

* Bismarck Archipelago including Admiralty Islands

Vernacular names
English: Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat

The Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat or Andersen's Bare-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia anderseni) is a large cave-dwelling species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago including the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea.

"It is a common species that may have increased in abundance with development, because it feeds in agricultural areas. This species lives in colonies which roost in tree hollows, caves, and man-made tunnels. It feeds on canopy and subcanopy fruits (Bonaccorso 1998; Flannery 1995). Found in many habitats, including human dominated environments. Females give birth to a single young. Local populations are vulnerable to the disturbance of caves and overhunting."

Footnotes

^ K. Helgen, A. Allison, F. Bonaccorso & S. Hamilton (2008). "Dobsonia anderseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
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References

Papuan Mammals