Queensland Tube-nosed Bat (species: Nyctimene robinsoni) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Nyctimene robinsoni
Queensland Tube-nosed Bat


©Michael Pennay: Queensland Tube-nosed Bat (Nyctimene robinsoni)

©Alan Wynn: Queensland Tube-nosed Bat (Nyctimene robinsoni)

©Mnolf on Wikipedia: Queensland Tube-nosed Bat (Nyctimene robinsoni)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Pteropodidae
Genus Nyctimene
Species Nyctimene robinsoni
Status least concern
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Distinguishing features

They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which is unlike most other species in the family. They are a deep brown with gray heads and sparse yellow spotting.(Wikipedia)

Their wings are shorter and broader than those of other flying foxes.

Size

  • Up to 11 cm (Head and body length)
  • Up to 2.5 cm (Tail length)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

It is one of the few species in Pteropodidae that roosts solitarily. (Wikipedia)

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