Greenish naked-backed fruit bat

The greenish naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia viridis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

Greenish naked-backed fruit bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Dobsonia
Species:
D. viridis
Binomial name
Dobsonia viridis
Heude, 1896
Greenish naked-backed fruit bat range

Distribution

This species of Dobsonia is endemic to some of the northeastern Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia.

It is found on: the Kai Islands; the central and southern Molucca Islands − including Seram Island, Ambon Island, and Buru Island; and the Banda Islands.

See also

  • Bats of Indonesia
  • Endemic fauna of Indonesia

References

  1. Tsang, S.M. (2016). "Dobsonia viridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6780A22033412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6780A22033412.en.
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