Emballonuridae | |
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Pacific sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Superfamily: | Emballonuroidea |
Family: | Emballonuridae Gervais in de Castelnau, 1855 |
Type genus | |
Emballonura Temminck, 1838
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Genera | |
See Text |
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene.[1][2]