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Common Sheath-tailed Bat
Taphozous (Taphozous) georgianus Thomas, 1915
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Taphozous (Taphozous) georgianus Thomas, 1915
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1915
- Common name
- Common Sheath-tailed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Emballonuridae
- Genus
- Taphozous
- 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
- genusTaphozous E. Geoffroy, 1818
- subgenusTaphozous E. Geoffroy, 1818
- speciesTaphozous (Taphozous) georgianus Thomas, 1915
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Taphozous. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arnhem Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) kapalgensis McKean & Friend, 1979 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Naked-rumped Tomb BatTaphozous (Liponycteris) nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1826 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indonesian Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) achates Thomas, 1915 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Coastal Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) australis Gould, 1854 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hamilton's Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) hamiltoni Thomas, 1920 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hildegarde's Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) hildegardeae Thomas, 1909 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hill's Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) hilli Kitchener, 1980 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-winged Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) longimanus Hardwicke, 1825 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mauritian Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy, 1818 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-bearded Tomb BatTaphozous (Taphozous) melanopogon Temminck, 1841 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African TaphozousTaphozous (Taphozous) perforatus E. Geoffroy, 1818 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Troughton's Sheath-tailed BatTaphozous (Taphozous) troughtoni Tate, 1952 | EmballonuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Taphozous australis georgianus Thomas, 1915 Thomas, 1915 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631728 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:54S5P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.