The coastal sheath-tailed batVan Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) ''The Mammals of Australia'', Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane (''Taphozous australis''), or coastal tomb bat, is a species of

sheath-tailed bat Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene. Descr ...

in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Australia and

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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Taphozous Bats of Oceania Bats of Australia Mammals of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Queensland Mammals of New South Wales Mammals described in 1854 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of New Guinea {{Emballonuridae-stub