Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat
| Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Genus: | Nyctimene |
| Species: | N. masalai |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctimene masalai Smith & Hood, 1983 | |
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| Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat range | |
The demonic tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene masalai) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. The holotype specimen was collected in 1983 on New Ireland, in the Bismarck Archipelago. The range of the species may extend to other islands, however the extent of the range is not presently known.[1]
Some sources place this species synonymous with Nyctimene albiventer.[1]
Sources
- 1 2 3 Helgen, K. & Bonaccorso, F. (2008). "Nyctimene masalai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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