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 ...

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, '' Nyctim ...
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Nyctimene (mythology)
Nyctimene was, according to Roman mythology, the daughter of Epopeus, a king of Lesbos. In some versions of the story, she was raped by her father; while in others, she was seduced. Out of shame or guilt, she fled to the forest and refused to show her face in daylight. Taking pity on her, Minerva transformed her into the nocturnal owl which, in time, became a widespread symbol of the goddess. In Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', the transformation was a punishment for "desecrating her father's bed" (''patrium temerasse cubile''), which insinuates that she had sexual intercourse with her own father, but no further explanation is given of whether she was raped, seduced or herself the seducer. In ''Metamorphoses'', Cornix (the crow) complains that her place as Minerva's sacred bird is being usurped by Nyctimene, who is so ashamed of herself that she will not be seen by daylight.Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'', 2. 590 Her name has been given to a Nyctimene (genus), genus of bats and an 2150 Nyctime ...
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