Dark tube-nosed fruit bat
| Dark tube-nosed fruit bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimene |
| Species: | N. celaeno |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimene celaeno Thomas, 1922 | |
The dark tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene celaeno) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.[1] The IUCN classifies this species as synonymous with the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene aello), with priority given to that name.[2] However, as of 2013, the ITIS retains this species as separate.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Nyctimene celaeno. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- ↑ Bonaccorso, F. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Nyctimene aello". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Nyctimene celaeno". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 31, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.