Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Nyctimene
    Species
    cephalotes
    Family
    Pteropodidae
    Order
    Chiroptera
    Subclass
    Eutheria
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia

Introduction

In Australia, Torresian Tube-nosed Bats are known only from Moa Island in Torres Strait, but they are widespread in Indonesia and less common in Papua New Guinea.

Habitat

Torresian Tube-nosed Bats have been observed roosting in rainforest and mangrove trees.

Distribution


Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia

Feeding and diet

Their diet in Australia is not known but Torresian Tube-nosed Bats possibly eat fruit and insects as they do elsewhere.

Conservation status

Torresian Tube-nosed Bats are vulnerable to habitat destruction.