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

Where the coastal sheath-tailed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Taphozous australis
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the coastal sheath-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coastal sheath-tailed bat in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

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 coastal sheath-tailed bat endangered?

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

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

The coastal sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous australis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Taphozous. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the coastal sheath-tailed bat

The coastal sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous australis), or coastal tomb bat, is a species of sheath-tailed bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coastal sheath-tailed bat (revision 1313738437), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830308 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).