''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

bat Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out ...

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 n ...

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

Coenraad Jacob Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch people, Dutch patrician, Zoology, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. Fro ...

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

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. 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'' (Gunnell & Manthi, 2019) * species '' Saccolaimus mixtus'' Troughton, 1925. Troughton's pouched bat, Papuan sheath-tailed bat * species '' Saccolaimus peli''. Pel's pouched bat * species ''

'' Temminck, 1838. naked-rumped pouched bat The diversity of this genus in Australia, identified as species ''S. saccolaimus'' and ''S. flaviventris'', is poorly resolved and requires re-examination of records.

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