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Greater sheath-tailed bat

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Greater sheath-tailed bat
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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. It is endemic to New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea) and some nearby islands.[1][2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Armstrong, K.; Aplin, K. (2017). "Emballonura furax". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T7667A22135664.
  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.