Dobsonia praedatrix

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 praedatrix

Name

Dobsonia praedatrix K. Andersen, 1909

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch.

References

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

Distribution

* Bismarck Arch. (Papua New Guinea).

Vernacular names
English: New Britain Naked-backed Fruit Bat

The New Britain Naked-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia praedatrix) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Source

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