See text Nyctimene is a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family.

[2] Commonly known as tube-nosed fruit bats or yoda bats,[3][4][5][6][7] they are found in the central Philippines, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the north-east coast of Australia.

[1][10] The name Nyctimene, derived from Ancient Greek, does not mean ‘night moon’ as has been suggested, but roughly 'who stays up at night'.

[citation needed] The facial features of the species are distinguished by projecting nostrils, rather than the simple features of most other megabats, the appearance of which has been likened to a frightened horse.

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