Paranyctimene tenax Bergmans 2001

Paranyctimene tenax Bergmans 2001, Beaufortia, 51: 146.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, 32 km SSW of Wau, upstream of Anadea, about 07°36'S, 146°37'E, 850 m.

Vernacular Names: Steadfast Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Paranyctimene tenax subsp. tenax Bergmans 2001

Subspecies Paranyctimene tenax subsp. marculus Bergmans 2001

Distribution: Mainland New Guinea; Waigeo Isl (Indonesia, Prov. of Papua).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – not evaluated (new species).

Discussion: Originally placed in Nyctimene (subgenus Paranyctimene) by Bergmans (2001); see comments under those genera. Many published records referred to raptor may actually represent tenax, see Bergmans (2001).