BPBM 23750Vertebrate Zoology
Dobsonia inermis
Solomons Naked-backed Fruit Bat
As recorded: Dobsonia inermis K.Andersen, 1909
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Pteropodidae
- Collected by
- P Temple
- Island
- Fauro Island
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dobsonia inermis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-15.
2025-08-15
Bougainville, Bougainville, PG
(c) Jasmine Vink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-15
Kunua LLG, AROB, Papua-Nowa Gwinea
(c) Fenri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dobsonia inermis. BPBM 23750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92947711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-bsip/23750.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92947711 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026