Lesser tube-nosed bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Pteropodidae |
Genus: | Nyctimene |
Species: | N. minutus
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Binomial name | |
Nyctimene minutus
K. Andersen, 1910
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Lesser tube-nosed bat range |
The lesser tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene minutus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to two of the Maluku Islands (Spice Islands) in northern Indonesia.
The lesser tube-nosed bat was described as a new species in 1910 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. The holotype had been collected by Alfred Russel Wallace in Tondano, Indonesia. [2] Two subspecies are recognized, with Andersen also the taxonomic authority: N. m. minutus and N. m. varius. [3]
The lesser tube-nosed bat has a forearm length of approximately 51 mm (2.0 in). [2]
The bat is endemic to the mountainous forests of Buru and Seram Islands in Maluku Province. It is not found on nearby Ambon Island. It has been documented at a range of elevations from 700–900 m (2,300–3,000 ft) above sea level. Its habitat is mid-montane forests. [1]
In 2008, it was evaluated as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. [1]