Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat

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Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Dobsonia
Species:
D. inermis
Binomial name
Dobsonia inermis
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Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat range

The Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia inermis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. Lavery, T.H.; Fisher, D. (2016). "Dobsonia inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T6778A22033222. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6778A22033222.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.