Dobsonia peronii (E. Geoffroy 1810)

[Cephalotes] peronii E. Geoffroy 1810, Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 104.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Isls, Timor.

Vernacular Names: Western Naked-backed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Dobsonia peronii subsp. peronii E. Geoffroy 1810

Subspecies Dobsonia peronii subsp. grandis Bergmans 1978

Distribution: Bali, Nusa Penida, Lombok, Moyo, Sangeang, Komodo, Sumbawa, Rinca, Flores, Lembata, Pantar, Alor, Wetar, Babar, Timor, Sematu, Roti, Savu, and Sumba Isls (Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Indeterminate. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.

Discussion: peronii species group. Reviewed by Bergmans (1978) and Kitchener et al. (1997 a). Sometimes spelled peroni (e.g., Andersen, 1912; Koopman, 1993).