lesser sheath-tailed bat
Emballonura monticola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderChiroptera (Bats)
- FamilyEmballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)
- GenusEmballonura
- SpeciesEmballonura monticola (lesser sheath-tailed bat)
About the lesser sheath-tailed bat
The lesser sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura monticola) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (including Myanmar and Thailand), Borneo, and many other parts of the Indonesian Archipelago including Sulawesi, Java, and Sumatra. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Cynopterus brachyotis
intermediate roundleaf bat
Hipposideros larvatus
Trefoil Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus trifoliatus
acuminate horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus acuminatus
Malayan Spotted-winged Fruit Bat
Balionycteris seimundi
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |