| Author: | Dobson, 1877. |
| Citation: | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 119. |
| Common Name: | Black-bellied Fruit Bat |
| Type Locality: | Given by Andersen (1912:790) as "New Ireland, coast adjacent to Duke of York Isl." (Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch.). |
| Distribution: | Bismarck Arch.; a New Guinea record is highly questionable (Flannery, 1993b). |
| Status: | IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc). |
| Comments: | Subgenus Melonycteris. Reviewed by Flannery (1993b); also see Flannery (1995b) and Bonaccorso (1998). |
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Offspring: | Synonyms:
alboscapulatus Ramsay, 1877
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