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Greater sheath-tailed bat

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Greater sheath-tailed bat

Summary

Greater sheath-tailed bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater sheath-tailed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat belongs to the parent taxon Emballonura[6].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat's scientific name is Emballonura furax[7].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat's Commons category is recorded as Emballonura furax[8].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. furax'}[9].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Sheath-tailed Bat'}[10].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Guinea Sheath-tailed Bat'}[11].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Guinean Sheath-tailed Bat'}[12].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neuguinea-Freischwanzfledermaus'}[13].
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Greater sheath-tailed bat is Emballonura furax[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Emballonura[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greater Sheath-tailed Bat'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Guinea Sheath-tailed Bat'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Guinean Sheath-tailed Bat'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Neuguinea-Freischwanzfledermaus'}[13].

Identifiers

Greater sheath-tailed bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41357[15]. Greater sheath-tailed bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327837[16]. Greater sheath-tailed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433124[17]. Greater sheath-tailed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631710[18].

Why It Matters

Greater sheath-tailed bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [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. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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 → Emballonura
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