Nyctimene major

Nyctimene major

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Yinpterochiroptera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yinpterochiroptera

Familia: Pteropodidae
Subfamilia: Nyctimeninae
Genus: Nyctimene
Species: Nyctimene major
Subspecies: N. m. geminus – N. m. lullulae – N. m. major – N. m. scitulus

Name

Nyctimene major (Dobson, 1877)

Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Duke of York Island.

References

• Dobson, G.E. 1877. Proceedings of the Zool. Soc. of London, 1877: 117. BHL

Distribution

• D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Trobriand Islands, Bismarck and Louisiade Archs. (Papua New Guinea), Solomon Islands, and small islands off the north coast of New Guinea.

Vernacular names

English: Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat