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SPECIES Nyctimene keasti
| Author: | Kitchener in Kitchener, Packer, and Maryanto, 1993. | | Citation: | Rec. West. Aust. Mus., 16: 408. | | Common Name: | Keast's Tube-nosed Fruit Bat | | Type Locality: | Indonesia, Maluku, Pulau Dullah (closely associated with Pulau Kai Kecil), 12 km N Tual, near Taman Anggrek, 5°38'S, 132°44'E, sea level. | | Distribution: | Babar, Tanimbar, and Kai Isls (Molucca Isls, Indonesia); probably Timor and Flores (K. Helgen, pers. comm.). | | Status: | Described after completion of IUCN/SSC Action Plan (1992); IUCN 2003 – not evaluated. | | Comments: | cephalotes species group. Originally described as a subspecies of albiventer, but recognized as a distinct species by Kitchener et al. (1995c) and Bergmans (2001). Revised by Bergmans (2001). |
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