Greater sheath-tailed bat
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Emballonuridae |
Genus: | Emballonura |
Species: | E. furax
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Binomial name | |
Emballonura furax Thomas, 1911
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Greater sheath-tailed bat range |
The greater sheath-tailed bat or New Guinea sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura furax) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.[2] It is endemic to New Guinea and some nearby islands.[1]
Description
[edit]The New Guinea sheath-tailed bat weighs 10 - 14 g (0.4 - 0.5 oz). The head and body lengths of various specimens have been measured at 55 - 61 mm (2.2 - 2.4")[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Armstrong, K.N.; Aplin, K. (2021) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Emballonura furax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T7667A209536771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T7667A209536771.en. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ http://www.animalinfo.org/refb.htm#bonaccorso1998 [bare URL]