Negros Bare-backed Fruit Bat Dobsonia chapmani (Rabor, 1952)

Common Names: Negros Naked-backed fruit Bat     Category: EXTINCT Distribution: Philippines only; endemic to Negros (FMNH) and Cebu (DMNH) Islands. Habitat : Formerly common in lowland forest from sea level to 800 m in southern Negros Island, where it roosted exclusively in caves (Heaney and Heideman, 1987; Rabor, 1986; Utzurrum, 1992). Status: Believed to have become extinct in 1970s as a result of the combination of forest destruction, disturbance by guano miners, and hunting (Heaney & Heideman, 1987; Utzurrum, 1992). Comments: Considered to be conspecific with D. exoleta by Corbet and Hill (1992) but not by Koopman (1993). Photograph Information: Courtesy of  the Field Museum Photograph by John Weinstein

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