Greater sheath-tailed bat
| Greater sheath-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Emballonura |
| Species: | E. furax |
| 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. It is endemic to New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea) and some nearby islands.[1][2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Bonaccorso, F. & Leary, T. (2008). "Emballonura furax ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T7667A12841369. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
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