| Indonesian tomb bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Taphozous |
| Species: | T. achates |
| Binomial name | |
| Taphozous achates Thomas, 1915 | |
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| Indonesian tomb bat range | |
The Indonesian tomb bat (Taphozous achates) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. [2] It is found only in Indonesia.
The Indonesian tomb bat was described as a new species in 1915 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected on the Indonesian island of Savu in 1896 by British naturalist Alfred Hart Everett. [3] The inspiration for the species name "achates" is the character of Achates from a Latin epic poem, The Aeneid . Oldfield Thomas frequently employed names from mythology and the Classics when naming new species of mammal. [4]
In many characteristics it is similar to the black-bearded tomb bat, though it can be differentiated by its conspicuously larger skull. Individuals have a forearm length of approximately 62 mm (2.4 in). [3]
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