The round-eared tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene cyclotis'') 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 possibly conspecific with ''

Nyctimene certans The mountain tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene certans'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to New Guinea island and to New Britain Island New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarc ...

'', although the taxonomy remains unresolved. The possible synonymy of the species was investigated by Randolph L. Peterson in 1991, finding the species split into two distinct groups based on morphology. It is found in West Papua and Mansuar Island in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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Nyctimene (genus) Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of Indonesia Mammals of Western New Guinea Mammals described in 1910 Taxa named by Knud Andersen Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of New Guinea {{fruit-bat-stub