Wildlifeof Vietnam
Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat
Bats
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Saccolaimus saccolaimus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Range
South and Southeast Asia to northern Australia
The bare-rumped sheath-tailed bat, also called the naked-rumped pouched bat or pouched tomb bat, is a sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae, described by Temminck in 1838 from Indonesia. Five subspecies are recognised. Its range takes in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, northern Australia, India and Bangladesh (Wikipedia, general species account).
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- Where is the Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat found?
- South and Southeast Asia to northern Australia