The island tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene major'') 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 in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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 capita ...

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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