Nyctimene masalai Smith and Hood 1983

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 : 331

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scientific name	Nyctimene masalai Smith and Hood 1983
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Nyctimene masalai Smith and Hood 1983 , Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 81: 1.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Ralum.

Vernacular Names: Demonic Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Distribution: New Ireland (Bismarck Arch.).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – No Data: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Vulnerable.

Discussion: albiventer species group. Apparently included in vizcaccia by Bonaccorso (1998). Bergmans (2001) questioned the validity of this species but continued to list it as a separate taxon pending a revision. Treated as distinct by Emmons and Kinbag (2002).