Nyctimene vizcaccia Thomas 1914

Nyctimene vizcaccia Thomas 1914, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13: 436.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Umboi Isl.

Vernacular Names: Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Nyctimene vizcaccia subsp. vizcaccia Thomas 1914

Subspecies Nyctimene vizcaccia subsp. bougainville Troughton 1936

Distribution: Bismarck Arch., Bougainville Isl, Solomon Isls (N of Malaita only).

Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: albiventer species group. Includes bougainville; see Smith and Hood (1983), but also see Flannery (1995 b), who considered the latter to be a distinct species while treating vizcacaia as a synonym of albiventer . Includes minor, but see Peterson (1991). Formerly included in cephalotes, but see Smith and Hood (1983). Reviewed by Bergmans (2001); also see Bonaccorso (1998). May include malaitensis .