Long-winged tomb bat

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Long-winged tomb bat
Taphozous longimanus - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02550.JPG
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Species:
T. longimanus
Binomial name
Taphozous longimanus
Hardwicke, 1825
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Long-winged tomb bat range

The long-winged tomb bat (Taphozous longimanus) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

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References

  1. Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Taphozous longimanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T21459A22111355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T21459A22111355.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.