Eastern tube-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Nyctimene robinsoni
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the eastern tube-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern tube-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

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 eastern tube-nosed bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the eastern tube-nosed bat?

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

About the eastern tube-nosed bat

The eastern or Queensland tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene robinsoni) is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae that lives in north-eastern Australia. N. robinsoni is one of the few species of megabat that roosts solitarily. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which are unlike those of most other species in the family. They are a deep brown with gray heads and sparse yellow spotting.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern tube-nosed bat (revision 1344959807), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769821 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).