| Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Dobsonia |
| Species: | D. beauforti |
| Binomial name | |
| Dobsonia beauforti Bergmans, 1975 | |
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| Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat range in Western New Guinea | |
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in caves.
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat was described as a new species in 1975 by W. Bergmans. The holotype was collected in 1909 by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in Waigeo, Indonesia. De Beaufort is the eponym for the species name "beauforti." [2]
Its ears, flight membranes, and back lacks fur. Its forearm length is 99.6–111.4 mm (3.92–4.39 in). [2] It is sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females. Males are also a bright, yellowish-green in contrast to the drab brown fur of the females. [3] It is similar in appearance to the greenish naked-backed fruit bat, with which it may be confused. [1]
It is endemic to Indonesia, where its range includes the Raja Ampat, Biak, and Supiori islands in Cenderawasih Bay. [1]
As of 2016, it is listed as a least-concern species by the IUCN. [1]
Wilson's bird-of-paradise is a species of passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae.
The Philippine naked-backed fruit bat or Philippine bare-backed fruit bat is a megabat that mostly lives on Negros Island. Two small populations were also found on Cebu Island in the Philippines. Like other bare-backed fruit bats, its wings meet along the midline of their bodies, making it a very agile flier. It roosted in caves, in areas where little light penetrated the gloom. It was so abundant once that it left piles of guano, which were used by miners as fertilizer.
The bare-backed fruit bat or Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat is a fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae.
Batanta is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. Its area is 453 km² and its highest point is 1184 m. The Pitt Strait separates it from Salawati, while the Dampier Strait separates it from Waigeo.
Dobsonia is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following 13 species:
The Biak naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
The Sulawesi naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.
The Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.
The lesser naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The Panniet naked-backed fruit bat, also known as the De Vis's Bare-backed Fruit Bat and Panaeati Bare-backed Fruit Bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in groups, within caves and tree hollows.
The western naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The New Britain naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to New Britain island in northern Papua New Guinea.
The greenish naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to some of the northeastern Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia, being found on the Kai Islands, the Banda Islands, and the central and southern Molucca Islands, including Seram Island, Ambon Island, and Buru Island.
Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and savanna.
The small-toothed fruit bat or small-toothed Flying fox is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus Neopteryx. It is endemic to central Indonesia. It is known only from two localities on Sulawesi island. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical dry forests.
Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat or Andersen's bare-backed fruit bat is a large cave-dwelling species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago including the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea.
The Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat is a common and widespread species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. The bat's non-Moluccan populations are apparently an undescribed separate sub-species.
The New Guinea naked-backed fruit bat is a species of megabat native to Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian islands of Waigeo, Yapen, Batanta, and Misool.
