NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene aello (Thomas, 1900)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene aello), also known as the greater tube-nosed bat, is a species of megabat in the genus Nyctimene. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and central Philippines. In 1912, Andersen distinguished it by its very broad dorsal stripe on the center of its back. Although this species is believed to exist at low densities, the IUCN estimates its population to be stable and has no major threats to its continued existence. The IUCN classifies Nyctimene celaeno Thomas, 1922 as a synonym of this species, however as of 2013 the ITIS lists it as a separate species.
Wikipedia contributors, Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:10:46.193474+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nyctimene aello (Thomas, 1900)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1900)
- Common name
- Broad-striped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Nyctimene
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYinpterochiroptera Springer, Teeling, Madsen, Stanhope & Jong, 2001
- familyPteropodidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyNyctimeninae Miller, 1907
- genusNyctimene Borkhausen, 1797
- speciesNyctimene aello (Thomas, 1900)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nyctimene. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene albiventer (Gray, 1863) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallas's Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene cephalotes (Pallas, 1767) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dragon Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene draconilla Thomas, 1915 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Keast's Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene keasti Kitchener in Kitchener, Packer & Maryanto, 1993 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Island Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene major (Dobson, 1877) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Demonic Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene masalai Smith & Hood, 1983 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene certans K. Andersen, 1912 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene malaitensis Phillips, 1968 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene rabori Heaney & Peterson, 1984 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Umboi Tube-nosed Fruit BatNyctimene vizcaccia Thomas, 1914 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nyctimene celaeno Thomas, 1922 Thomas, 1922 | synonym |
| Cephalotes aello Thomas, 1900 Thomas, 1900 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631595 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:485L6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.