The dragon tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene draconilla'') is a species of

bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...

in the family Pteropodidae. It is found on both sides of

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. It is slightly smaller but otherwise similar in appearance to ''N. albiventer'', differing by having more profuse, dark spotting on its wing membranes, and smaller shorter canines.Bonaccorso, F. J. 1998. Bats of Papua New Guinea. Conservation International, Washington, D.C. The similarity between the species has been a source of possible misidentifications. The records of this species from Papua New Guinea are associated with freshwater swamps and rivers.

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Nyctimene (genus) Bats of Oceania Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1922 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of New Guinea {{fruit-bat-stub