Nyctimene keasti Kitchener in Kitchener, Packer, and Maryanto 1993

Nyctimene keasti Kitchener in Kitchener, Packer, and Maryanto 1993, Rec. West. Aust. Mus., 16: 408.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Maluku, Pulau Dullah (closely associated with Pulau Kai Kecil), 12 km N Tual, near Taman Anggrek, 5°38'S, 132°44'E, sea level.

Vernacular Names: Keast's Tube-nosed Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Nyctimene keasti subsp. keasti Kitchener in Kitchener, Packer, and Maryanto 1993

Subspecies Nyctimene keasti subsp. babari Bergmans 2001

Subspecies Nyctimene keasti subsp. tozeri Kitchener 1995

Distribution: Babar, Tanimbar, and Kai Isls (Molucca Isls, Indonesia); probably Timor and Flores (K. Helgen, pers. comm.).

Conservation: Described after completion of IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992); IUCN 2003 – not evaluated.

Discussion: cephalotes species group. Originally described as a subspecies of albiventer, but recognized as a distinct species by Kitchener et al. (1995 c) and Bergmans (2001). Revised by Bergmans (2001).