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Panaeati Bare-backed Fruit Bat  

Scientific Name:
Dobsonia pannietensis

Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
De Vis's Bare-backed Fruit Bat, Panniet Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Papua New Guinea

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