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Species profile—Taphozous georgianus (common sheathtail bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Emballonuridae (sheathtail-bats) → Taphozous georgianus (common sheathtail bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Emballonuridae (sheathtail-bats)
Scientific name
Taphozous georgianus Thomas, 1915
Common name
common sheathtail bat
Type reference
Thomas, O. (1915) Scientific results from the mammal survey. No. XI K.- Notes on Taphozous and Saccolaimus. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 24:57-63.
WildNet taxon ID
1011
Synonym(s)
Saccolaimus georgianus
Taphozous hilli
Alternate name(s)
sharp-nosed bat
common sheath-tailed bat
unpouched freetail bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1011.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024