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Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene aello Least concern

Where the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 11 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat: Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.37491.a lat - Nyctimene aello aello - skull
Preserved museum specimen (no free photo of a live animal found). Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameNyctimene aello
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsOceania
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPteropodidae

Where does the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat endangered?

The broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat?

The broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene aello) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Nyctimene. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat

The broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene aello), also known as the greater tube-nosed bat, is a species of megabat in the genus Nyctimene. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and central Philippines. In 1912, Andersen distinguished it by its very broad dorsal stripe on the center of its back. Although this species is believed to exist at low densities, the IUCN estimates its population to be stable and has no major threats to its continued existence. The IUCN classifies Nyctimene celaeno Thomas, 1922 as a synonym of this species, however as of 2013 the ITIS lists it as a separate species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat (revision 1369815158), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q662459 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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