Dobsonia moluccensis

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 moluccensis

Name

Dobsonia moluccensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Type locality: Indonesia, Maluku (Moluccas), Amboina Island.

References

* Quoy & Gaimard. 1830. In d'Urville, Voy. de Astrolabe, Zool., 1(L'Homme, Mamm. Oiseaux): 86.

Distribution

* Molucca Islands including Bacan, Buru and Seram
* Banda Islands, Aru Islands, Waigeo (Province of Papua, Indonesia)

Vernacular names
English: Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat

The Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia moluccensis) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
References

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