Nyctimene is a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family.[2] Commonly known as tube-nosed fruit bats,[3][4][5][6][7] they are found in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the north-east coast of Australia.[8][9]
| Nyctimene | |
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| Eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Pteropodinae |
| Tribe: | Cynopterini |
| Subtribe: | Nyctimenina |
| Genus: | Nyctimene Borkhausen, 1797.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Vespertilio cephalotes Pallas, 1767
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Taxonomy edit
The genus was erected by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1797.[1][10] The name Nyctimene, derived from Ancient Greek, means 'night moon'.[11]
Description edit
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.[12]
Species edit
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, Nyctimene cyclotis
- Dragon tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene draconilla
- Keast's tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene keasti
- Island tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene major
- Malaita tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene malaitensis
- Demonic tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene masalai
- Lesser tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene minutus
- Philippine tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene rabori
- Eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni
- Nendo tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene sanctacrucis
- Umboi tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene vizcaccia
- New Guinea tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene wrightae[13]
References edit
- ^ a b Borkhausen, Moritz Balthasar (1797). Deutsche Fauna, oder, Kurzgefasste Naturgeschichte der Thiere Deutschlands. bey Varrentrapp und Wenner. p. 86.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ 2010 Annual Checklist :: Taxonomic tree. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-09-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ ION: Index to Organism Names. Organismnames.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Nyctimene. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ Nyctimene - Encyclopedia of Life. Eol.org. Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ Taxonomy Browser. BOLD Systems (1999-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-02.
- ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Hall, L.S.; Richards, G. (2000). Flying Foxes: Fruit and Blossom Bats of Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 9780868405612.
- ^ Hall, L.S. (1983). "Queensland Tube-nosed bat Nyctimene robinsoni". In Strahan, R. (ed.). Complete book of Australian mammals. The national photographic index of Australian wildlife. London: Angus & Robertson. pp. 286–287. ISBN 0207144540.
- ^ Irwin, Nancy (9 August 2017). "A new tube-nosed fruit bat from New Guinea, Nyctimene wrightae sp. nov., a re-diagnosis of N. certans and N. cyclotis (Pteropodidae: Chiroptera), and a review of their conservation status". Records of the Australian Museum. 69 (2): 73–100. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1654.
Further reading edit
- Taxonomy browser (Nyctimene)
- Biography for Nyctimene
- The mammals on our stamps. Descriptions of the mammals featured on Papua New Guinea's October 1980 stamps issue.
- Taxonomic status of Nyctimene (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from the Banda, Kai and Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia - implications for biogeography.
- Electrophoretic resolution of species boundaries in tube-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
- Notes on distribution and taxonomy of Australasian bats. I. Pteropodinae and Nyctimeninae (Mammalia, Megachiroptera, Pteropodidae).
- Markedly discordant mitochondrial DNA and allozyme phylogenies of tube-nosed fruit bats, Nyctimene, at the Australian-oriental biogeographical interface.
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