Nyctimene (genus)
| Nyctimene | |
|---|---|
| Eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Pteropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Pteropodinae |
| Tribe: | Cynopterini |
| Subtribe: | Nyctimenina |
| Genus: | Nyctimene Borkhausen, 1797. |
| Type species | |
| Vespertilio cephalotes Pallas, 1767 | |
| Species | |
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Nyctimene is a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family. Commonly known as tube-nosed fruit bats or yoda bats, they are found in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the north-east coast of Australia.