Dobsonia crenulata

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 crenulata

Name

Dobsonia crenulata K. Andersen, 1909

Type locality: Indonesia, Maluku (Moluccas), Ternate.

References

* K. Andersen. 1909. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 4: 532.

Distribution

* North Moluccas, Togian Isls, Sangihe Islands, Talaud Islands, Pelang, Sulawesi (Indonesia)

Vernacular names
English: Halmahera Naked-backed Fruit Bat

The Halmahera Naked-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia crenulata) is a common and widespread species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

"Non-Moluccan populations apparently represent an undescribed subspecies (K. Helgen pers. comm.). The species is found in Indonesia, in northern Moluccas, Togian Islands, Sangihe Islands, Talaud Islands, Pelang, and Sulawesi and other Indonesian islands (Muno, Buton, Peleng, Kabaena, Mangole, Sanana, Halmahera, Siau, Sangihe, Karekelang and also Hoga Island). It is commonly found in gardens and disturbed forest (Flannery 1995). It is not dependent on water. It roosts in caves, trees, and rock crevices. This species lives in large colonies. Births probably take place in December (Flannery 1995)."[1]

Footnotes

^ IUCN Red List [1]

References

Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Dobsonia crenulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 May 2011.