A tube-nosed fruit bat affectionately named after Star Wars’ character Yoda has been officially recognised as a new species. The bat, discovered in a remote Papua New Guinea rainforest, was given the ...

The happy tube-nosed fruit bat's formal name, Nyctimene wrightae sp. nov., is named after the conservationist Deb Wright, who devoted 20 years to building conservation programmes and long-term ...

Like other members of the Nyctimene family the bat is characterised by its odd protruding tubular nostrils. An anonymous tube-nosed bat is depicted on a Papua New Guinea 35t (toea) postage stamp.

Posted : 2010-10-11 12:37 Updated : 2010-10-11 12:37 A tube-nosed fruit bat is one of the exotic discoveries made by scientists in Papua New Guinea ...

Like other members of the Nyctimene family the bat is characterised by its odd protruding tubular nostrils. An anonymous tube-nosed bat is depicted on a Papua New Guinea 35t (toea) postage stamp.

The lesser short-nosed bat, Cynopterus brachyotis, is the most common bat in Peninsular Malaysia and can be found in natural and logged forests, plantations, farms, villages, cities, and towns.

A tube-nosed fruit bat, one of the new species discovered in PNG's Muller Ranges. (Piotr Naskrecki) Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article ...

Deb Wright The hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat has been named after the Papuan word for 'happy' 11 August 2017 ...

A tube-nosed fruit bat with an appearance reminiscent of the Star Wars Jedi Master Yoda has been discovered in a remote rainforest. The bat, along with an orange spider and a yellow-spotted frog ...

The mammal gained its nickname due to a likeness to the Star Wars character, but a University of York biologist has named it the hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat after the Papuan word for 'happy'.

The hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat has been named after the Papuan word for 'happy' A bat from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea affectionately known as 'Yoda' has been given official recognition ...