Island tube-nosed fruit bat

Island tube-nosed fruit bat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Nyctimene
Species:	N. major
Binomial name
	Nyctimene major; (Dobson, 1877)
	Island tube-nosed fruit bat range
Synonyms
	Gelasinus major(Dobson, 1877) ;

Last updated October 04, 2025

The island tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene major) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.^[1]

References

1 2 Lamoreux, J. (2020). "Nyctimene major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T14965A22007085. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T14965A22007085.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] 1 2 Lamoreux, J. (2020). "Nyctimene major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T14965A22007085. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T14965A22007085.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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Island tube-nosed fruit bat

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Nyctimene
Species:	N. major
Binomial name
*Nyctimene major* (Dobson, 1877)

Island tube-nosed fruit bat range
Synonyms
Gelasinus major(Dobson, 1877)