Greater sheath-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Emballonura
Species:
E. furax
Binomial name
Emballonura furax
Thomas, 1911
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

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

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. โ†‘ 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. 312โ€“529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. โ†‘ http://www.animalinfo.org/refb.htm#bonaccorso1998


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