Panniet naked-backed fruit bat
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| Species: | D. pannietensis
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| Dobsonia pannietensis De Vis, 1905
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Dobsonia pannietensis remota (Cabrera, 1920) | |
The Panniet naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia pannietensis), 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.[1]
It roosts in groups, within caves and tree hollows.[1]
Distribution
The bat is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Islands archipelago, and Trobriand Islands, within Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea. It is found at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).[1]
It has been recorded from Fergusson Island, Goodenough Island, Normanby Island, Misima Island, Panaeati Island, Rossel Island, Tagula Island (Sudest island), Kiriwina island, and Woodlark Islands.[1]
Conservation
It is an IUCN Red List Near threatened species, due to its small range size of under 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi), and because the quality of its habitat is declining from deforestation.[1]
See also
References
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- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Dobsonia
- Bats of Oceania
- Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
- Mammals of Papua New Guinea
- D'Entrecasteaux Islands
- Louisiade Archipelago
- Milne Bay Province
- Trobriand Islands
- Near threatened biota of Oceania
- Mammals described in 1905
- Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis
- Fruit bat stubs