Coleura afra

Coleura afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Emballonuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Emballonuroidea

Familia: Emballonuridae
Subfamilia: Emballonurinae
Genus: Coleura
Species: Coleura afra

Name

Coleura afra Peters, 1852

Type locality: Mozambique, Tete.

Synonyms

• gallarum Thomas, 1915
• kummeri Monard, 1939
• nilosa Thomas, 1915

References

• Peters. 1852. Reise nach Mossambique, Saugethiere: 51.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Coleura afra  (Least Concern)

Distribution

• Guinea-Bissau to Somalia and Djibouti, south to Angola, Congo, and Mozambique
• Yemen

Vernacular names

English: African Sheath-tailed Bat