Nyctimene (genus)

	Nyctimene (genus) ''Nyctimene '' is a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family. Commonly known as tube-nosed fruit bats, they are found in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the north-east coast of Australia. Taxonomy The genus was erected by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797. The name ''Nyctimene'', derived from Ancient Greek, means 'night moon'. Description The facial features of the species are distinguished by projecting nostrils, rather than the simple features of most other megabats, the appearance of which has been likened to a frightened horse. Species The recognised taxa are named in the vernacular as tube-nosed fruit bats or tube-nosed bats, and includes the following * Broad-striped tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene aello'' * Common tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene albiventer'' * Pallas's tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene cephalotes'' * Dark tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene celaeno'' * Mountain tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene certans'' * Round-eared tube-nosed bat, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eastern Tube-nosed Bat The eastern or Queensland tube-nosed bat (''Nyctimene robinsoni'') is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae that lives in north-eastern Australia. ''N. robinsoni'' is one of the few species of megabat that roosts solitarily. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which are unlike those of most other species in the family. They are a deep brown with gray heads and sparse yellow spotting. Taxonomy The first description of the species was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1904, distinguishing the new taxon by comparison to the species ''Nyctimene major'' described by George Edward Dobson in 1877. Thomas examined two specimens, nominating a male as the type, these were obtained by Herbert C. Robinson in Cooktown. The synonymy of ''N. robinsoni'' includes ''Nyctimene tryoni'' and the separation of the Australian population recognised as ''Nyctimene albiventer'', the common tube-nosed fruit-bat which occurs at the island states north of Australia. ''Nyctimene robi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Major The island tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene major'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit .... References Nyctimene (genus) Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of the Solomon Islands Least concern biota of Oceania Mammals described in 1877 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of New Guinea {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene (genus) ''Nyctimene '' is a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family. Commonly known as tube-nosed fruit bats, they are found in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the north-east coast of Australia. Taxonomy The genus was erected by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797. The name ''Nyctimene'', derived from Ancient Greek, means 'night moon'. Description The facial features of the species are distinguished by projecting nostrils, rather than the simple features of most other megabats, the appearance of which has been likened to a frightened horse. Species The recognised taxa are named in the vernacular as tube-nosed fruit bats or tube-nosed bats, and includes the following * Broad-striped tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene aello'' * Common tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene albiventer'' * Pallas's tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene cephalotes'' * Dark tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene celaeno'' * Mountain tube-nosed bat, '' Nyctimene certans'' * Round-eared tube-nosed bat, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Wrightae Nyctimene may mean: * ''Nyctimene'' (genus), a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae Nyctimene (mythology), a character in Ovid's Metamorphoses: the daughter of Epopeus, a king of Lesbos 2150 Nyctimene Fifteen or 15 may refer to: 15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak album) ... (1977 TA), an inner main-belt asteroid discovered in 1977 by W. Sebok at Palomar {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Vizcaccia The Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene vizcaccia'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit .... References Nyctimene (genus) Bats of Oceania Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of the Solomon Islands Mammals described in 1914 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of New Guinea {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Sanctacrucis The Nendo or Santa Cruz tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene sanctacrucis'') is a megabat from the Santa Cruz Group of the Solomon Islands, near the eastern limit of the distribution of tube-nosed fruit bats. It has tube-like nostrils and a wingspan of about . The species is known from a single female specimen collected in the late 19th century and donated to the Australian Museum The Australian Museum is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest museum in Australia,Design 5, 2016, p.1 and the fifth oldest natural history museum in the ..., Sydney, in 1892. It apparently was last seen on the island of Nendo in 1907. It has previously been treated as extinct but is currently classified as data deficient by the IUCN due to continuing concerns about the species' taxonomic validity. References Further reading Nyctimene (genus) Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands Mamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Robinsoni The eastern or Queensland tube-nosed bat (''Nyctimene robinsoni'') is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae that lives in north-eastern Australia. ''N. robinsoni'' is one of the few species of megabat that roosts solitarily. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which are unlike those of most other species in the family. They are a deep brown with gray heads and sparse yellow spotting. Taxonomy The first description of the species was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1904, distinguishing the new taxon by comparison to the species ''Nyctimene major'' described by George Edward Dobson in 1877. Thomas examined two specimens, nominating a male as the type, these were obtained by Herbert C. Robinson in Cooktown. The synonymy of ''N. robinsoni'' includes ''Nyctimene tryoni'' and the separation of the Australian population recognised as ''Nyctimene albiventer'', the common tube-nosed fruit-bat which occurs at the island states north of Australia. ''Nyctimene ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Rabori The Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene rabori'') locally known in Tagalog as ''Bayakan'' is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines and known from the islands of Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan. It occurs in and near primary and secondary subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is often found near water. The species is named for Dioscoro S. Rabor who, with several others, first collected the species. Other common names of the species include Visayan tube-nosed fruit bat and Rabor's tube-nosed fruit bat. Conservation ''Nyctimene rabori'' is currently classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation. See also * Giant golden-crowned flying fox Philippine naked-backed fruit bat IUCN Red List endangered species (Animalia) On 19 August 2018, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 4584 endangered species, subspecies, stocks and su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Minutus The lesser tube-nosed bat (''Nyctimene minutus'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to two of the Maluku Islands (Spice Islands) in northern Indonesia. Taxonomy The lesser tube-nosed bat was described as a new species in 1910 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected by Alfred Russel Wallace in Tondano, Indonesia. Two subspecies are recognized, with Andersen also the taxonomic authority: ''N. m. minutus'' and ''N. m. varius''. Description The lesser tube-nosed bat has a forearm length of approximately . Range and status The bat is endemic to the mountainous forests of Buru and Seram Islands, in Maluku Province. It is not found on nearby Ambon Island. It has been documented at a range of elevations from above sea level. Its habitat is mid-montane forests. In 2008, it was evaluated as a vulnerable species A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nyctimene Masalai 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 1979 on New Ireland, in the Bismarck Archipelago. It was described as a new species in 1983. The range of the species may extend to other islands, however the extent of the range is not presently known. Taxonomy and etymology Based on its morphology, it was placed into the ''cephalotes'' species group of its genus when it was described. Species groups are hypotheses of evolutionary relationships, so it is thought that the demonic tube-nosed fruit bat is most closely related to the other members of the species group: * Pallas's tube-nosed bat, (''N. cephalotes'') * Island tube-nosed fruit bat, (''N. major'') Eastern tube-nosed bat, (''N. robinsoni'') Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat, (''N. santacrucis'') * Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat, (''N. vizcaccia'') More recently, others have placed it in the ''albive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Malaitensis The Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene malaitensis'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic only to the islands of Malaita and Makira (formerly known as San Cristóbal) in the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ....Simmons, N. B. 2005. Order Chiroptera. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 312-529. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA. The species occurs in primary tropical moist forest. References Nyctimene (genus) Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands Mammals of the Solomon Islands Mammals described in 1968 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Solomons-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nyctimene Keasti Keast's tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene keasti'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Babar, Tanimbar, and the Kai Islands. It was named after Colin Keast. Description Keast's tube-nosed fruit bat is a species in the genus '' Nyctimene'', which includes bats that have prominent nostrils splaying out in opposite directions. The pelage of the species is gender dimorphic, males are notably darker and fawn-coloured, females are predominantly buff-yellow lightened by a drab colour at the base of the hair. Taxonomy The taxon was first described as a subspecies of ''Nyctimene albiventer'' in 1993. A review of the systematics two years later elevated the status of the group to species and distinguished island populations previously described as ''Nyctimene cephalotes''. The holotype was collected in 1992 in a mist net, close to sea level, at the edge of forest near a lake, on an island in the Maluku (province). The epithet of the species refers to an honorar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]