Coastal sheath-tailed bat | |
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Near Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Emballonuridae |
Genus: | Taphozous |
Species: | T. australis |
Binomial name | |
Taphozous australis Gould, 1854 | |
Coastal sheath-tailed bat range |
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