Hildegarde's tomb bat

(Taphozous hildegardeae)

Description

Taphozous hildegardeae is a mammal from the family of the skewbart bats (Emballonuridae).The scientific name of the species was first validly published by Thomas in 1909.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Chiroptera

Family:Emballonuridae

Genus:Taphozous

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