Sac-winged bat
From Biocrawler, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from Sheath-tailed bat)
| Sac-winged bats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Genera | ||||||||||
|
Balantiopteryx |
The sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats constitute a family, Emballonuridae, of 47 species of bats. They can be found in tropical and sub-tropical regions all over the world.
Emballonurids are small, and generally brown or grey; however, the ghost bats (genus Diclidurus) are white.
