Order Chiroptera | Phylum Chordata Family Pteropodidae Scientific name Nyctimene robinsoni Rank Species | |
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Similar Nyctimene, Bat, Common tube‑nosed fruit bat, Megabat, Philippine tube‑nosed fruit bat | ||
Eastern tube nosed bat nyctimene robinsoni at the tolga bat hospital
The eastern or Queensland tube-nosed bat (Nyctimene robinsoni) is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae that lives in north-eastern Australia. N. robinsoni is one of the few species in Pteropodidae that roosts solitarily. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which is unlike most other species in the family. They are a deep brown with gray heads and sparse yellow spotting.
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- Eastern tube nosed bat nyctimene robinsoni at the tolga bat hospital
- Eastern tube nosed bat nyctimene robinsonii
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Eastern tube nosed bat nyctimene robinsonii
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