The lesser tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene varius in the Wikipedia list of pteropodids, written Nyctimene minutus in its own article) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the mountain forests of Buru and Seram Islands in Maluku Province, Indonesia, and is not found on nearby Ambon. Knud Andersen described it in 1910; the holotype was collected by Alfred Russel Wallace at Tondano, and two subspecies are recognised, the nominate form and the subspecies varius. Its forearm is about 51 millimetres, and it has been documented at 700 to 900 metres in mid-montane forest. The list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as vulnerable, with a declining population.
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It is native to two of the Maluku Islands (Spice Islands) in northern Indonesia.
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Nyctimene minutus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3820 Nyctimene minutus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 45.56 Ref_178 2
MamFuncDat.txt, row Nyctimene minutus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3820 Nyctimene minutus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 45.56 Ref_178 2
View the Source 2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 8853442: species profile of Nyctimene varius
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 8853442: IUCN Red List category of Nyctimene varius
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
Lesser tube-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The lesser tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene minutus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The lesser tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene minutus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae.
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