Emballonura

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Emballonura
Pacific sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Emballonura
Temminck, 1838
Type species
Emballonura monticola
Temminck, 1838

Emballonura (meaning: Erect tail) is a genus of sac-winged bats in the family Emballonuridae.[1] It contains these species:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Goodman, S. M.; Cardiff, S. G.; Ranivo, J.; Russell, A. L.; Yoder, A. D. (2006). "A new species of Emballonura (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) from the Dry Regions of Madagascar". American Museum Novitates (3538): 1–24. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3538[1:ANSOEC]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5816. S2CID 16502023.