Dobsonia

	Dobsonia ''Dobsonia'' is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following 14 species:Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP. 1991. Genus ''Dobsonia'' * Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia anderseni'' * Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia beauforti'' * Philippine bare-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia chapmani'' * Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia crenulata'' * Biak naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia emersa'' * Sulawesi naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia exoleta'' * Solomon's naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia inermis'' * New Guinea naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia magna''Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 312–529 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.)Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. . * Lesser naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobsonia minor'' * Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat The bare-backed fruit bat or Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia moluccensis'') is a fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1830 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard who placed it in the now-defunct bat genus ''Hypoderma'', with the scientific name ''H. moluccensis''. Its relationship with '' Dobsonia magna'' requires further investigation. Its species name "'' moluccensis''" means "belonging to the Moluccas," which is where the species is found. Description Its fur is brown and its feet have distinctive white claws. It is smaller than the New Guinea naked-backed fruit bat. Males weigh while females weigh . Its ears are pointed, and its second digits lack claws, unlike flying foxes. Its wings attach at the back along the spine rather than along the sides of the body. Biology and ecology The bare-backed fruit bat is a seasonal breeder, with the mating season from April to June. Females give birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New Guinea Naked-backed Fruit Bat The New Guinea naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia magna'' or ''Dobsonia moluccensis magna'') is a species of megabat native to Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian islands of Waigeo, Yapen, Batanta, and Misool Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama, located on .... References Dobsonia Bats of Oceania Bats of Indonesia Bats of New Guinea Mammals described in 1905 {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Philippine Bare-backed Fruit Bat The Philippine naked-backed fruit bat or Philippine bare-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia chapmani'') 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. By the mid-1980s, the lowland forest was replaced by sugar cane plantations and the bat vanished. In 1996 the species was declared extinct by the IUCN, as none had been sighted since 1964, but the bat was rediscovered in 2000. The species now survives in very small numbers. The bat lives in caves and comes out at night to eat fruits from local rainforests. After the forests were cut down to make way for sugar plantations the bat population dropped drastically, and the few remaining ones are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Megabat Megabats constitute the Family (biology), family Pteropodidae of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera. They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genus, genera ''Acerodon'' and ''Pteropus''—Pteropus, flying foxes. They are the only member of the Superfamily (taxonomy), superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera. Internal divisions of Pteropodidae have varied since Subfamily, subfamilies were first proposed in 1917. From three subfamilies in the 1917 classification, six are now recognized, along with various Tribe (biology), tribes. As of 2018, 197 species of megabat had been described. The leading theory of the evolution of megabats has been determined primarily by genetic data, as the fossil record for this family is the most fragmented of all bats. They likely evolved in Australasia, with the common ancestor of all living pteropodids existing approximately 31 million years ago. Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat or Andersen's bare-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia anderseni'') 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. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1914 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype used to describe the species was collected by Albert Stewart Meek and his brother-in-law, Albert Frederic Eichhorn, in October 1913. The eponym for the species name "''anderseni''" is Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. Of Andersen, Thomas wrote: "I have named the species in honour of Dr. K. Andersen, in recognition of the striking monograph of ''Dobsonia'' contained in his Catalogue, a monograph which has entirely revolutionized our knowledge of the group." Description Its forearm length is . Its fur is very dark brown, with its head nearly black. Range and habitat Its range includes several islands of Papua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia beauforti'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in caves. Taxonomy and etymology Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat was species description, described as a new species in 1975 by W. Bergmans. The holotype was collected in 1909 by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in Waigeo, Waigeo, Indonesia. De Beaufort is the eponym for the specific epithet (zoology), species name "''beauforti''." Description Its ears, patagium, flight membranes, and back lacks fur. Its forearm length is . It is Sexual dimorphism, sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females. Males are also a bright, yellowish-green in contrast to the drab brown fur of the females. It is similar in appearance to the greenish naked-backed fruit bat, with which it may be confused. Range and habitat It is endemism, endemic to Indonesia, where its range includes the Raja Ampat Islands, Raja Ampat, Schouten Islands, Biak, and Supiori Island, Supiori islands in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]