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THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE

A branch of the living world.

110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.

These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.

Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.

Family: Emballonuridae · Clear filter

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SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ecuadorian Sac-winged BatBalantiopteryx infusca (Thomas, 1897)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Thomas's Shaggy BatCentronycteris centralis Thomas, 1912EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Common Shaggy BatCentronycteris maximiliani (J. Fischer, 1829)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
African Sheath-tailed BatColeura afra (Peters, 1852)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Madagascar Sheath-tailed BatColeura kibomalandy Goodman, Puechmaille, Friedli-Weyeneth, Gerlach, Ruedi, Schoeman, Stanley & Teeling, 2012EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut Sac-winged BatCormura brevirostris (Wagner, 1843)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Short-eared BatCyttarops alecto Thomas, 1913EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Ghost BatDiclidurus (Depanycteris) scutatus Peters, 1869EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Northern Ghost BatDiclidurus (Diclidurus) albus Wied-Neuwied, 1820EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Ghost BatDiclidurus (Diclidurus) ingens Hernández-Camacho, 1955EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Philippine Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura alecto (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Large-eared Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura dianae Hill, 1956EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura furax Thomas, 1911EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura monticola Temminck, 1838EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Raffray's Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura raffrayana Dobson, 1879EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Caroline Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura semicaudata (Peale, 1848)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Seri's Sheath-tailed BatEmballonura serii Flannery, 1994EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dark Sheath-tailed BatMosia nigrescens Gray, 1843EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Peters's Sheath-tailed BatParemballonura atrata (Peters, 1874)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rock-dwelling Sheath-tailed BatParemballonura tiavato (Goodman, Cardiff, Ranivo, Russell & Yoder, 2006)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-winged Dog-like BatPeropteryx (Peronymus) leucoptera Peters, 1867EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Dog-like BatPeropteryx (Peropteryx) kappleri Peters, 1867EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lesser Dog-like BatPeropteryx (Peropteryx) macrotis (Wagner, 1843)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Trinidad Dog-like BatPeropteryx (Peropteryx) trinitatis Miller, 1899EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brazilian Long-nosed BatRhynchonycteris naso (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-bellied Sheath-tailed BatSaccolaimus flaviventris (Peters, 1867)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cape York Sheath-tailed BatSaccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-hawk BatSaccolaimus peli (Temminck, 1853)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed BatSaccolaimus saccolaimus (Temminck, 1838)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Antioquian Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx antioquensis Muñoz & Cuartas, 2001EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx bilineata (Temminck, 1838)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Frosted Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx canescens Thomas, 1901EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Amazonian Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx gymnura Thomas, 1901EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown White-lined BatSaccopteryx leptura (Schreber, 1774)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Naked-rumped Tomb BatTaphozous (Liponycteris) nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1826EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Indonesian Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) achates Thomas, 1915EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Coastal Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) australis Gould, 1854EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Common Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) georgianus Thomas, 1915EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hamilton's Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) hamiltoni Thomas, 1920EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hildegarde's Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) hildegardeae Thomas, 1909EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hill's Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) hilli Kitchener, 1980EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Arnhem Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) kapalgensis McKean & Friend, 1979EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Long-winged Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) longimanus Hardwicke, 1825EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mauritian Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy, 1818EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-bearded Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) melanopogon Temminck, 1841EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
African TaphozousTaphozous (Taphozous) perforatus E. Geoffroy, 1818EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Troughton's Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) troughtoni Tate, 1952EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
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Source and selection

Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n

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