Paremballonura tiavato

(S. M. Goodman, Cardiff, Ranivo, A. L. Russell, & Yoder, 2006)

Western Sheath-tailed Bat

Formerly Emballonura tiavato.  Also as Rock-dwelling Sheath-tailed Bat.
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Location:Madagascar, Sava region (formerly part of Antsiranana Province), Vohemar district, near Loky-Manambato (Daraina Reserve), 13°10'11.2"S 49°40'11.3"EDate taken:Nov 4, 2022

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6719

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Emballonuridae
Subfamily : Emballonurinae
Tribe : Emballonurini
Genus : Paremballonura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Goodman, S.M., Cardiff, S.G., Ranivo, J., Russell, A.L. and Yoder, A.D. 2006-10-19. A new species of Emballonura (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) from the dry regions of Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3538:1-24.

Original name as described

Emballonura tiavato

Other common names

Rock-dwelling Sheath-tailed Bat

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:169705

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Madagascar: Province d'Antsiranana, Réserve Spéciale d'Ankarana, 2.6 km E of Andrafiabe, in forest near Andrafiabe Cave, 12°55.9'S, 49°03.4'E, ± 50 m."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

moved from Emballonura to Paremballonura

Taxonomy notes citation

Goodman, S.M., Puechmaille, S.J., Friedli-Weyeneth, N., Gerlach, J., Ruedi, M., Schoeman, M.C., Stanley, W.T. and Teeling, E.C. 2012. Phylogeny of the Emballonurini (Emballonuridae) with descriptions of a new genus and species from Madagascar. Journal of Mammalogy 93(6):1440-1455. doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-271.1

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

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