Nyctimene vizcaccia Thomas 1914

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

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scientific name	Nyctimene vizcaccia Thomas 1914
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Nyctimene vizcaccia Thomas 1914 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13: 436.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Umboi Isl.

Vernacular Names: Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Nyctimene vizcaccia subsp. vizcaccia Thomas 1914

Subspecies Nyctimene vizcaccia subsp. bougainville Troughton 1936

Distribution: Bismarck Arch., Bougainville Isl, Solomon Isls (N of Malaita only).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: albiventer species group. Includes bougainville; see Smith and Hood (1983), but also see Flannery (1995 b), who considered the latter to be a distinct species while treating vizcacaia as a synonym of albiventer . Includes minor , but see Peterson (1991). Formerly included in cephalotes , but see Smith and Hood (1983). Reviewed by Bergmans (2001); also see Bonaccorso (1998). May include malaitensis .