Negros Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Dobsonia chapmani

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Mammalia · Chiroptera · Pteropodidae

About

The Philippine naked-backed fruit bat or Philippine bare-backed fruit bat 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.

Fun Fact

Two small populations were also found on Cebu Island in the Philippines.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Eats many kinds of fruit, so they act as an important species for seed dispersal.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Destruction
Pollution
Invasive Species
Over-Collection
Climate Change

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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