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Greater sheath tailed bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Emballonura

Higher classification
  
Emballonura

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Emballonuridae

Scientific name
  
Emballonura furax

Rank
  
Species

Greater sheath-tailed bat

Similar
  
Emballonura, Small Asian sheath‑tai, Dark sheath‑tailed bat, Peters's sheath‑tailed bat, Lesser sheath‑tailed bat

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. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Greater sheath-tailed bat Wikipedia