Greater sheath-tailed bat

Greater sheath-tailed bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 (0.35–0.49 oz). The head and body lengths of various specimens have been measured at 55–61 mm (2.2–2.4 in) ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. 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. 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.
3. "New Guinea Sheath-tailed Bat". Animal Info.
4. Bonaccorso, F.J. (1998). Bats of Papua New Guinea. Washington, DC: Cons. Intl.