Paranyctimene raptor Tate 1942

Paranyctimene raptor Tate 1942, Am. Mus. Novit., 1204: 1.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Fly River, Oroville Camp. (ca. 4 mi. [6 km]) below Elavala River mouth); (6°13'S, 141°7'E).

Vernacular Names: Unstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Distribution: Papua New Guinea; possibly Mainland Prov. of Papua (Indonesia) and Salawati Isl (Indonesia).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Rare. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed and rediagnosed by Bergmans (2001); also see Flannery (1995 a, b) and Bonaccorso (1998). Many of the published records of this species may represent tenax, see Bergmans (2001).