Pallas's tube-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Pallas's tube-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pallas's tube-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

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 Pallas's tube-nosed bat endangered?

The Pallas's 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 Pallas's tube-nosed bat?

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

About the Pallas's tube-nosed bat

Pallas's tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene cephalotes), also known as the Torresian tube-nosed bat or northern tube-nosed bat, is a species of megabat in the Nyctimene genus found in Indonesia. Its range may extend to New Guinea, but sightings may be attributable to misidentification. Its range may at one time also have extended to Timor, but was extirpated due to habitat loss.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pallas's tube-nosed bat (revision 1315080818), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764280 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).