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African sheath-tailed bat

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African sheath-tailed bat

Summary

African sheath-tailed bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • African sheath-tailed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • African sheath-tailed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • African sheath-tailed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • African sheath-tailed bat belongs to the parent taxon Coleura[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, African sheath-tailed bat is Coleura afra[7].
  • African sheath-tailed bat's Commons category is recorded as Coleura afra[8].
  • African sheath-tailed bat's original combination is recorded as Emballonura afra[9].
  • African sheath-tailed bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. afra'}[10].
  • African sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Sheath-tailed Bat'}[11].
  • African sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanische Schiebeschwanzfledermaus'}[12].
  • African sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Freischwanzfledermaus'}[13].
  • African sheath-tailed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[14].

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Classification

African sheath-tailed bat's scientific name is Coleura afra[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Coleura[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Sheath-tailed Bat'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Afrikanische Schiebeschwanzfledermaus'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Freischwanzfledermaus'}[13].

Identifiers

African sheath-tailed bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 183177[15]. African sheath-tailed bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 907075[16]. African sheath-tailed bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327844[17]. African sheath-tailed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433088[18]. African sheath-tailed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631698[19].

Why It Matters

African sheath-tailed bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Coleura
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