Coleura
| Coleura | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Peters, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Emballonura afra Peters, 1852 | |
| Species | |
Coleura is a genus of sac-winged bats in the family Emballonuridae.[1] It contains four species:
- African sheath-tailed bat (C. afra)
- Coleura gallarum[2]
- Madagascar sheath-tailed bat (C. kibomalandy)[3]
- Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (C. seychellensis)
References
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ "Coleura gallarum". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Coleura kibomalandy". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 14 December 2023.