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Emballonurini
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Emballonurini

Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene.

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4 branches of this tribe, most-observed first · about 15 known species

Emballonura

genusEmballonura

Mosia

genusMosia

Paremballonura

genusParemballonura

Coleura

genusColeura

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1317274.