Paranyctimene raptor Tate 1942

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 313-350 : 332

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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scientific name	Paranyctimene raptor Tate 1942
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Paranyctimene raptor Tate 1942 , Am. Mus. Novit., 1204: 1.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Fly River, Oroville Camp. (ca. 4 mi. [6 km]) below Elavala River mouth); (6°13'S, 141°7'E). GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Unstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea; possibly Mainland Prov. of Papua ( Indonesia) and Salawati Isl ( Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Rare. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed and rediagnosed by Bergmans (2001); also see Flannery (1995 a, b) and Bonaccorso (1998). Many of the published records of this species may represent tenax , see Bergmans (2001).