Nyctimene major
(Dobson, 1877)
Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Pteropodiformes |
| Superfamily | : Pteropodoidea |
| Family | : Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Nyctimeninae |
| Genus | : Nyctimene |
Species status
Authority citation
Dobson, G.E. 1877-06. On a collection of Chiroptera from Duke-Of-York Island and adjacent parts of New Ireland and New Britain. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877(1):114-123.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510685Original name as described
Harpyia major
Other common names
Dobson's Tube-nosed Bat · Island Tube-nosed Bat · Nendo Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1877.7.18.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/207c6d82-194e-476e-b2e0-15de0053fcdcType locality
"Duke-of-York Island," Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands
Taxonomy notes
may include N. sanctacrucis, but the species is recognized here until further research is done
Taxonomy notes citation
Wilson, D. E. & Mittermeier, R. A.Handbook of the Mammals of the World. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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