Coastal sheath-tailed bat

Coastal sheath-tailed bat
Near Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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

The coastal sheath-tailed bat ^[2] (Taphozous australis), or coastal tomb bat, is a species of sheath-tailed bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

References

1. Armstrong, K.N. (2021). "Taphozous australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T21452A22112046. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21452A22112046.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN   978-1-877069-25-3