Papuan sheath-tailed bat

Papuan sheath-tailed bat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Saccolaimus
Species:	S. mixtus
Binomial name
Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925
Papuan sheath-tailed bat range

The Papuan sheath-tailed bat^[1] or Troughton's pouched bat (Saccolaimus mixtus) is a species of sheath-tailed bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ↑ Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN 978-1-877069-25-3

• Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Saccolaimus mixtus. 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: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.