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| Seychelles sheath-tailed bat | |
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| A dead Seychelles sheath-tailed bat collected for research | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Coleura |
| Species: | C. seychellensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleura seychellensis (Peters, 1868)
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| Seychelles sheath-tailed bat range | |
The Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis) is a sac-winged bat found in the central granitic islands of the Seychelles. They are nocturnal insectivores that roost communally in caves. The species was previously abundant across much of the archipelago, but has since seen a substantial loss of habitat. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the species as being critically endangered, due to population decline. This is mainly due to an increase in land development and the introduction of invasive species.
- ^ Mondajem, A.; Gerlach, J.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Coleura seychellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T5112A22089794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T5112A22089794.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.