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Dobsonia beauforti

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 beauforti

Name

Dobsonia beauforti Bergmans, 1975

Type locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Sorong Div.

References

* Bergmans. 1975. Beaufortia, 23(295): 3.


Distribution

* Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Gebe, Gag, and Biak Islands (off Vogelkop Peninsula, New Guinea).


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

The Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is caves.
Source

* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Dobsonia beauforti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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