Small Asian sheath-tailed bat

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Small Asian sheath-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Emballonura
Species:
E. alecto
Binomial name
Emballonura alecto
(Eydoux and Gervais, 1836)
Small Asian sheath-tailed bat range
Synonyms

Vespertilio alecto Eydoux and Gervais, 1836

The small Asian sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura alecto) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.[2] It is found in Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines.

Habitat

Roosting sites for the Small Asian sheath-tailed bat have been identified in various locations, including caves, man-made tunnels, and shallow areas beneath rocks, overhangs, and crevices .

References

  1. ^ Armstrong, K.N.; Wiantoro, S. (2021) [amended version of 2019 assessment]. "Emballonura alecto". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T7670A209548087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T7670A209548087.en. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  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.