Papuan sheath-tailed bat
| Papuan sheath-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Emballonuridae |
| Genus: | Saccolaimus |
| Species: | S. mixtus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925 | |
| Papuan sheath-tailed bat range | |
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.