New Britain naked-backed fruit bat
The New Britain naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia praedatrix) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to New Britain island in northern Papua New Guinea.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Dobsonia |
| Species: | D. praedatrix |
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| Dobsonia praedatrix K. Andersen, 1909 | |
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| New Britain naked-backed fruit bat range | |
References
- Helgen, K.; Bonaccorso, F. & Hamilton, S. (2008). "Dobsonia praedatrix". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T6777A12805008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T6777A12805008.en.
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