Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

Malaita Tube-nosed Fruit BatThe Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat was described in 1968 from one adult female collected on Malaita Island. The dried specimen had yellow spots on its wing membranes and a black stripe along its back.What does it look like?On the dried specimen, the wing membranes had scattered yellow spots, and a black stripe ran down the back from the shoulders to the rump.How does it live?The Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat was described in 1968 from one adult female collected on Malaita Island. The dried specimen had yellow spots on its wing membranes and a black stripe along its back.The 1968 description details the specimen and its collection locality, but does not report diet or activity times. This statement is limited to that source.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.