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Nyctimene albiventer

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Megachiroptera
Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Pteropodinae
Tribus: Cynopterini
Subtribus: Nyctimenina
Genus: Nyctimene
Species: Nyctimene albiventer
Subspecies: N. a. albiventer - N. a. papuanus

Name

Nyctimene albiventer Gray, 1862

Type locality: Indonesia, Maluku, Morotai Island.

References

* Gray. 1862. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1862: 262.


Distribution

* New Guinea, Molucca Islands


Vernacular names
English: Common Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

The Common Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Nyctimene albiventer) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
References

Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Nyctimene albiventer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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