Biology:Indonesian tomb bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Taphozous |
| Species: | T. achates
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| Binomial name | |
| Taphozous achates Thomas, 1915
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| Indonesian tomb bat range | |
The Indonesian tomb bat (Taphozous achates) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.[2] It is found only in Indonesia.
Taxonomy
The Indonesian tomb bat was described as a new species in 1915 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected on the Indonesian island of Savu in 1896 by British naturalist Alfred Hart Everett.[3] The inspiration for the species name "achates" is the character of Achates from a Latin epic poem, The Aeneid. Oldfield Thomas frequently employed names from mythology and the Classics when naming new species of mammal.[4]
Description
In many characteristics it is similar to the black-bearded tomb bat, though it can be differentiated by its conspicuously larger skull. Individuals have a forearm length of approximately 62 mm (2.4 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Hutson, A.M.; Schlitter, D.; Kingston, T. (2016). "Taphozous achates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T21453A22111549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21453A22111549.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21453/22111549. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 382–383. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13800929.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas, O. (1915). "Notes on Taphozous and Saccolaimus". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24: 60–61. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151583.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=I-kSmWLc6vYC&pg=PA2.
Wikidata ☰ Q1834039 entry
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