Taphozous Geoffroy 1818 (sac-winged bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae
Parent taxon: Emballonuridae according to P. Mein and L. Ginsburg 1997
See also Butler 1984 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Balantiopteryx, Dhofarella, Diclidurus, Eppsinycteris, Floridopteryx, Karstopteryx, Oligopteryx, Pseudovespertiliavus, Rhynchonycteris, Saccolaimus, Saccopteryx, Tachypteron, Vespertiliavus
Subtaxa: Taphozous incognita Taphozous nudiventris
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (1 collection), Mauritius (1), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (1)
• Miocene of France (1), Thailand (1), Uganda (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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