Polynesian Sheath-tailed Bat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Emballonuridae |
Genus: | Emballonura |
Species: | E. semicaudata |
Binomial name | |
Emballonura semicaudata (Peale, 1848) |
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Pacific Sheath-tailed Bat range (red — extant, black — extinct) |
The Pacific Sheath-tailed Bat or Polynesian Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura semicaudata) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.