Paranyctimene raptor

Tate, 1942

Unstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Pteropodiformes
Superfamily : Pteropodoidea
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Nyctimeninae
Genus : Paranyctimene

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tate, G.H.H. 1942-10-23. A new genus and species of fruit bats, allied to Nyctimene. American Museum Novitates 1204:1-2.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170677

Original name as described

Paranyctimene raptor

Other common names

Green Tube-nosed Bat

Type material

AMNH M-105165

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-105165

Type locality

"Oroville Camp, Fly River (about 4 miles [= 6 km]) below mouth of Elavala River), [Western Province,] Papua [New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004429

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Paranyctimene raptor

Tate, 1942

Family

Pteropodidae

Root name

raptor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-105165

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-105165

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16174/22070463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.