African sheath-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

African sheath-tailed bat Coleura afra Least concern

Where the African sheath-tailed bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 52 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Coleura afra
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the African sheath-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African sheath-tailed bat in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the African sheath-tailed bat endangered?

The African sheath-tailed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African sheath-tailed bat?

The African sheath-tailed bat (Coleura afra) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Coleura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African sheath-tailed bat

The African sheath-tailed bat (Coleura afra) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African sheath-tailed bat (revision 1342596871), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135132 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).