This bare-backed fruit bat occurs in the Bismarck and Admiralty islands. Reports describe roosts in caves, fissures and shallow overhangs, as well as feeding on fruit in and below the canopy.
It is identified as a bare-backed fruit bat. The conservation assessment reviewed here does not provide a detailed coat or facial description, so none is inferred from other Dobsonia species.
Reports describe roosts in caves, fissures and shallow overhangs; tree hollows and artificial tunnels are also mentioned. The bat feeds on canopy and subcanopy fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.