Greater sheath-tailed bat

Greater sheath-tailed bat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Emballonura
Species:	E. furax
Binomial name
Emballonura furax Thomas, 1911
Greater sheath-tailed bat range

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 found in West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Emballonura furax. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Simmons, N. B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.