Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a cave-roosting megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Indonesia, where its range includes the Raja Ampat, Biak and Supiori islands in Cenderawasih Bay. W. Bergmans described it in 1975 from a holotype collected in 1909 on Waigeo by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort. Its ears, flight membranes and back lack fur, and its forearm is 99.6 to 111.4 millimetres. It is sexually dimorphic: males are larger and a bright yellowish green, while females are drab brown. It resembles the greenish naked-backed fruit bat and may be confused with it. As of 2016 the IUCN lists it as least concern.
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Source Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, IndonesiaQuote, Distribution, Indonesia
It is endemic to Indonesia, where its range includes the Raja Ampat, Biak, and Supiori islands in Cenderawasih Bay.
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Dobsonia beauforti (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3698 Dobsonia beauforti Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 159.01 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Dobsonia beauforti (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3698 Dobsonia beauforti Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 159.01 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432831: species profile of Dobsonia beauforti
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432831: IUCN Red List category of Dobsonia beauforti
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Indonesia
It is endemic to Indonesia, where its range includes the Raja Ampat, Biak, and Supiori islands in Cenderawasih Bay.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
Beaufort's naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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