Western naked-backed fruit bat
Western naked-backed fruit bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Dobsonia |
Species: | D. peronii |
Binomial name | |
Dobsonia peronii (É. Geoffroy, 1810) | |
Western naked-backed fruit bat range |
The western naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia peronii) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Dobsonia peroni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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