Peters's sheath-tailed bat

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Peters's sheath-tailed bat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Paremballonura
Species:
P. atrata
Binomial name
Paremballonura atrata
(Peters, 1874)
Emballonura atrata range map.svg
Peters's sheath-tailed bat range

Peters's sheath-tailed bat (Paremballonura atrata) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. [2] It is found only in Madagascar. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Monadjem, A.; Cardiff, S.G.; Rakotoarivelo, A.R.; Jenkins, R.K.B.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. (2017). "Paremballonura atrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T7671A22135427. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T7671A22135427.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  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.