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African sheath-tailed bat

Mammals

The African sheath-tailed bat is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Coleura afra 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Emballonuridae, Taxa
Source African sheath-tailed bat (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source African sheath-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
Xeric Shrubland, Biomes
Source African sheath-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. African sheath-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution and habitat
    Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subsaharic shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves, and hot deserts.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. African sheath-tailed bat (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135132 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Emballonuridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mammifères","language":"FR"},{"name":"Mammals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Mamíferos","language":"ES"},{"name":"哺乳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Chiroptera
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 72
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 72
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":"Chiroptera","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"翼手目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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