''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family

Emballonuridae 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. Desc ...

, small insectivorous

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s with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''

Taphozous ''Taphozous'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae. The wide distribution of the genus includes several regions of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Africa. ''Taphozous'' comes from the Greek τάφος, meaning "a tomb". The common ...

'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to genus accords with a 1991 revision of Australian emballonurids. The type species is ''Taphozous saccolaimus'', published by

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in 1838, elevated as generic combination ''

Saccolaimus saccolaimus The naked-rumped pouched bat (''Saccolaimus saccolaimus''), also known as the pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. Taxonomy Described in 1838 by Coenraad Temminck. the author assigned the species to a n ...

'' in this arrangement. The genus also follows Temminck's description of that species. A revision by George Dobson in 1876 erected the genus name ''Taphonycteris'', once recognised and later suppressed as a synonym to give priority to Temminck's earlier description. A key to the genus was provided in its 1991 revision by

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and

Darrell Kitchener Darrell John Kitchener (born 1943) is a biologist who has been active in mammalian research in Western Australia and Indonesia. He is the author of over one hundred papers, published while employed as the senior research biologist at the Western ...

. The genus ''Saccolaimus'' Temminck, 1838 contains the following taxa: * species ''

Saccolaimus flaviventris The yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat (''Saccolaimus flaviventris''), also known as the yellow-bellied sheathtail or yellow-bellied pouched bat, is a microbat species of the family Emballonuridae found extensively in Australia and less commonly in ...

'' (Peters, 1867). yellow-bellied pouched or sheath-tailed bat * species ''

Saccolaimus kenyensis ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to ...

'' (Gunnell & Manthi, 2019) * species ''

Saccolaimus mixtus The Papuan sheath-tailed bat (''Saccolaimus mixtus'') is a species of bat in the family Emballonuridae which occurs at the Cape York Peninsula and New Guinea. The poorly known species hunts in open forests for night flying insects. Taxonomy Th ...

'' Troughton, 1925. Troughton's pouched bat, Papuan sheath-tailed bat * species ''

Saccolaimus peli Pel's pouched bat (''Saccolaimus peli'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea ...

''. Pel's pouched bat * species ''

'' Temminck, 1838. naked-rumped pouched bat ** subspecies ''

Saccolaimus saccolaimus saccolaimus ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to ...

'' ** subspecies ''

Saccolaimus saccolaimus affinis ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to ...

'' ** subspecies ''

Saccolaimus saccolaimus crassus ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to ...

'' ** subspecies ''

Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus '' Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation t ...

'' De Vis, 1905. ** subspecies ''

Saccolaimus saccolaimus pluto ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to ...

'' The diversity of this genus in Australia, identified as species ''S. saccolaimus'' and ''S. flaviventris'', is poorly resolved and requires re-examination of records.

References

Emballonuridae Bat genera Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Emballonuridae-stub