- Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat
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Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Genus: Dobsonia Species: D. anderseni Binomial name Dobsonia anderseni
Thomas, 1914
Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat range 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."[2]
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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136374. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
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