Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Emballonura Higher classification Emballonura | Phylum Chordata Family Emballonuridae Scientific name Emballonura semicaudata Rank Species | |
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Similar Emballonura, Bat, Seychelles sheath‑tailed bat, Mammal, Small Asian sheath‑tai | ||
The Pacific sheath-tailed bat or Polynesian sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae found in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa (where it is called pe'a vai, tagiti or pe'ape'a vai), Tonga, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Pacific sheath-tailed bat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA