Pacific sheath-tailed bat

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Pacific sheath-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Emballonura
Species:
E. semicaudata
Binomial name
Emballonura semicaudata
Peale, 1848
Pacific sheath-tailed bat range
(red — extant, black — extinct)

The Pacific sheath-tailed bat or Polynesian sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata) is a species of

sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae[2] found in American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa (where it is called pe'a vai, tagiti or pe'ape'a vai), Tonga, and Vanuatu
. Its natural habitat is caves.

In 2013,

habitat loss. There are estimated to be approximately 500 individuals of the subspecies E. s. rotensis.[4] Currently known to roost in only three caves, E. s. rotensis is vulnerable to changes in the local habitat, including indirect impacts caused by invasive species such as goats[4] which limit its carrying capacity
.

References

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  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T7669A22135085.en
    . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. OCLC 62265494
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  3. ^ "Annual Report 2013-2014" (PDF). batcon.org. Bat Conservation International. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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    ISSN 0006-3207
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