Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat
Scientific name: Saccolaimus saccolaimus
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Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat
Image: A compton
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Saccolaimus
- Species
- saccolaimus
- Family
- Emballonuridae
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Subclass
- Eutheria
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
Introduction
Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bats take their name from their backs which have little hair below the hips. This species has not been recorded in Australia for many years.
Habitat
Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bats are found in caves, hollow trees, between rocks, and under house eaves. They roost together in colonies but hang apart from each other.
Distribution
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
Feeding and diet
Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bats eat flying insects. They fly high and straight over the tops of trees in a variety of forest types hunting for prey.
Conservation status
Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bats are vulnerable to destruction of roost sites in caves by mining, tree hollows by clearing for agriculture, disturbance by human visitors to cave roosts and changes to feeding areas by agricultural activities.
