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SPECIES Paranyctimene raptor
Author: | Tate, 1942. | Citation: | Am. Mus. Novit., 1204: 1. | Common Name: | Unstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat | 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). | Distribution: | Papua New Guinea; possibly Mainland Prov. of Papua (Indonesia) and Salawati Isl (Indonesia). | Status: | IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992) – Rare. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | Reviewed and rediagnosed by Bergmans (2001); also see Flannery (1995a, b) and Bonaccorso (1998). Many of the published records of this species may represent tenax, see Bergmans (2001). |
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