Nyctimene vizcaccia

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 vizcaccia
Subspecies: N. v. bougainville - N. v. vizcaccia

Name

Nyctimene vizcaccia Thomas, 1914

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Umboi Island.

References

* Thomas. 1914. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 13: 436.

Distribution

* Bismarck Arch., Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands

Vernacular names
English: Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

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

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