Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat

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.[1][2] The species occurs in primary tropical moist forest.[1]

Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Nyctimene
Species:
N. malaitensis
Binomial name
Nyctimene malaitensis
Phillips, 1968
Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat range

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, T.H. (2017). "Nyctimene malaitensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14958A22008343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14958A22008343.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.