Raffray's sheath-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Raffray's sheath-tailed bat Emballonura raffrayana Least concern

Where the Raffray's sheath-tailed bat lives – recorded in 2 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 112 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Emballonura raffrayana
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the Raffray's sheath-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Raffray's sheath-tailed bat in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.

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 Raffray's sheath-tailed bat endangered?

The Raffray's 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 Raffray's sheath-tailed bat?

The Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura raffrayana) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Emballonura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Raffray's sheath-tailed bat

Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura raffrayana) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in eastern Indonesia (including Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (revision 1315086358), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305040 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).