NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cape York Sheath-tailed Bat
Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Papuan sheath-tailed bat (Saccolaimus mixtus) is a species of bat in the family Emballonuridae which occurs at the Cape York Peninsula and New Guinea. The poorly known species hunts in open forests for night flying insects.
Wikipedia contributors, Papuan sheath-tailed bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:43:53.595292+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925
- Name authority
- Troughton, 1925
- Common name
- Cape York Sheath-tailed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Emballonuridae
- Genus
- Saccolaimus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyEmballonuroidea Gervais, 1855
- familyEmballonuridae Gervais, 1855
- subfamilyTaphozoinae Jerdon, 1867
- genusSaccolaimus Temminck, 1838
- speciesSaccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saccolaimus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-bellied Sheath-tailed BatSaccolaimus flaviventris (Peters, 1867) | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-hawk BatSaccolaimus peli (Temminck, 1853) | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed BatSaccolaimus saccolaimus (Temminck, 1838) | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Troughton, Ellis Le G. (1925). A revision of the genera Taphozous and Saccolaimus (Chiroptera) in Australia and New Guinea, including a new species, and a note on two Malayan forms. Records of the Australian Museum, Vol. 14, No. 4. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4TX5D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.