Species Nyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
Eastern Tube-nosed Bat, Queensland Tube-nosed Bat
- Nyctymene robinsoni Thomas, O. 1904. New bats and rodents from West Africa, the Malay Peninsula, and Papuasia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 14: 196-202 [196].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 3.8.3.1 ♂ skin & skull, Cooktown, QLD. - Nyctimene tryoni Longman, H.A. 1921. A new Nyctimene from south Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7: 179-181 pl. 12 [179].
Type data:
Holotype QM J3436 ♂ skin wet & skull, Canungra, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 6: i-xii 1-122 [91-92]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, frugivorous, mellivore, subtropical.
Extra Ecological Information
Probably solitary.
General References
Birt, P., Hall, L.S. & Smith, G.C. 1997. Ecomorphology of the tongues of Australian Megachiroptera (Chiroptera: Pteropidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 45: 369-384
Donnellan, S.C., Reardon, T.B. & Flannery, T.F. 1995. Electophoretic resolution of species boundaries in tube-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Pteropidae) in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Australian Mammalogy 18: 61-70
Felten, H. 1958. Gespenstfledermaus und Röhrennasen-Flughund. Natur und Volk 88: 361-369
Hall, L.S., Richards, G.C. & Spencer, H.J. 1995. Eastern Tube-nosed Bat Nyctimene robinsoni. pp. 426-428 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Hall, L.S., Richards, G.C. & Spencer, H.J. 2008. Eastern Tube-nosed Bat, Nyctimene robinsoni. pp. 430-431 in van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. The Mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Sydney : Reed New Holland 887 pp.
Hall, L.S. & Pettigrew, J. 1995. The bat with the stereo nose. Australian Natural History 24(12): 26-28
Loveless, A.M. & McBee, K. 2017. Nyctimene robinsoni (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Mammalian Species 49(949): 68–75
McKean, J.L. & Hamilton-Smith, E. 1967. Litter size and maternity sites in Australian bats (Chiroptera). Victorian Naturalist 84: 203-206
Richards, G. 1986. Notes on the natural history of the Queensland tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni. Macroderma 2: 64-67
Schulz, M. 1997. Notes on the eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni, from the Richmond Range, north-eastern New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 20: 127-130
Spencer, H.J. & Fleming, T.H. 1989. Roosting and foraging behaviour of the Queensland tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni (Pteropidae): preliminary radiotracking observations. Australian Wildlife Research 16: 413-420
Stephan, H., Nelson, J.E. & Frahm, H.D. 1981. Brain size comparison in Chiroptera. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 19: 195-222
Stephan, H. & Nelson, J.E. 1981. Brains of Australian Chiroptera 1. Encephalization and macromorphology. Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 653-670
Storch, G. 1968. Funktionsmorphologische Untersuchungen an der Kaumuskulatur und an korrelierten Schädelstrukturen der Chiropteren. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 517: 1-92
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Queensland Tube-nosed Bat)
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [108] (Eastern Tube-nosed Bat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2022 | CHIROPTERA | 12-Dec-2022 | MOVED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | CHIROPTERA | 02-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Nov-2010 | 17-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Dec-2018 | 17-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |