Nyctimene cephalotes

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 cephalotes
Subspecies: N. c. aplini - N. c. cephalotes

Name

Nyctimene cephalotes Pallas, 1767

Type locality: Indonesia, Maluku, Ambon Island.

References

* Pallas. 1767. Spicil. Zool., 3: 10.

Distribution

* Indonesia: Sulawesi, Sula Islands; Seram, Boano, Ambon, and Buru Islands (Molucca)
* Extreme South New Guinea and Moa Isl (Australia)

Vernacular names
English: Pallas's Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

The Pallas's Tube-nosed Bat, Torresian Tube-nosed Bat or Northern Tube-nosed Bat (Aus), (Nyctimene cephalotes) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
References

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