Nyctimene draconilla

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 draconilla

Name

Nyctimene draconilla Thomas, 1922

Type locality: Indonesia, Prov. of Papua, Southern Div., Lorentz River, Bivak Island.

References

* Thomas. 1922. Nova Guinea, 13: 725.

Distribution

* New Guinea

Vernacular names
English: Dragon Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

The Dragon Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (Nyctimene draconilla) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. In other words it is endemic to the Island of New Guinea. It is a monotypic species and is slightly smaller and very similar in appearance to N. albiventer, differing by having more profuse, dark spotting on its wing membranes, and smaller shorter canines. The records of this species from Papua New Guinea are associated with freshwater swamps and rivers.
Source

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

Bonaccorso, F. J. 1998. Bats of Papua New Guinea. Conservation International, Washington, D.C.