Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat
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The Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia beauforti) is a species of megabat
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia
. Its natural habitat
is in cave
s.
Megabat
Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera . They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.-Description:...
in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is in cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
s.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Dobsonia beauforti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.