Nyctimene aello Thomas 1900
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Pteropodidae
Nyctimene
Nyctimene aello

description: 99.
Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene aello
French: Grand Nyctimene / German: Breitstreifen-Réhrennasenflughund / Spanish: Nyctimeno grande
Other common names: Greater Tube-nosed Bat, Dark Tube-nosed Fruit Bat (celaeno)
Taxonomy. Cephalotes aello Thomas, 1900,
“Milne Bay [Milne Bay Province], S.E. [Papua] New Guinea.
Nyctimene aello is the only member of the aello species group, which is one of four groups currently recognized in Nyctimene (aello, cyclotis, albiventer, and cephalotes). Species groups of Nyctimene here do not necessarily reflect genetic relationships but do reflect current morphological similarities. Full-scale revision of the entire genus is currently underway that will completely rework species recognition and evolutionary relationships. Thus, taxonomy of Nyctimene presented here should not be presented as authoritative and is based on taxonomy presented in Mammal Species of the World in 2005, with a few alterations to avoid additional confusion to the already convoluted taxonomy of Nyctimene. Nyctimene celaeno has been considered a distinct subspecies of N. aello or a distinct species, but it is tentatively considered a synonym of N. aello here. Monotypic.
Distribution. [Lowland New Guinea along with Raja Ampat Is (Salawati and Misool) and Kairiru and Admosin Is, off N coast.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 103-144 mm, tail 14- 1-31 mm, ear 13- 4-24 mm, hindfoot 16-22- 7 mm, forearm 77-7-88- 1 mm; weight 70- 3-93 g. Rostrum of the Broadstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is short, with long tubular divergent nostrils that curve outward at rims. Ears are rounded, with bluntly pointed tips; eyes are large, with dark reddish-brown irises. Dorsal and ventral pelage is uniformly pale grayish brown, and there is thick (8-14 mm across) dark brown dorsal stripe. Wings and ears are light brown; ears generally have some yellow spotting, and wings have some darker brown and lighter patches throughout. Second digit of wing has a claw, and wing attaches at second digit of foot. Tail is very short, black, and wrinkled, and narrow uropatagium connects at base and stretches to calcar at ankles. Claws are black. Skull and mandible are robust, and rostrum is short. Dental formula for all species of Nyctimene is11/0,C1/1,P3/3,M 1/2 (x2) = 24. Single lowerincisor is completely deciduous, falling out before adulthood; lower molars are broad and rounded in dorsal view; C, replaces incisors and is long and powerful; and P, is elongated and longer than P and P,,
Habitat. Primary rainforest (but one collection in secondary rainforest) from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 1000 m but extremely rare above 200 m.
Food and Feeding. Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bats are frugivorous and likely a Ficus (Moraceae) specialist. They have been observed picking ripe figs after briefly hovering near clusters offigs.
Breeding. Pregnant Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bats have been captured in January—February and a lactating female in September.
Activity patterns. Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bats are nocturnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat appears to occur at low densities.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat is widespread and common throughout its distribution. It faces no known major threats, but very little is known about its ecology and threats.
Bibliography. Bergmans (2001), Bonaccorso (1998), Bonaccorso & Helgen (2008b), Flannery (1995a, 1995b), Giannini & Simmons (2007a), Helgen (2007a), Irwin (2017), McKean (1972), Simmons (2005).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Pteropodidae, pp. 16-162 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6448815