Hill's Sheathtail Bat
Scientific name: Taphozous hilli
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Hill's Sheathtail Bats were only recognised as a separate species in 1980. Before that they were confused with Common Sheathtail Bats.
Image: GB Baker
© GB Baker
© GB Baker
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Taphozous
- Species
- hilli
- Family
- Emballonuridae
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Subclass
- Eutheria
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
Introduction
Hill's Sheathtail Bats were only recognised as a separate species in 1980. Before that they were confused with Common Sheathtail Bats.
Habitat
Hill's Sheathtail Bats roost in caves and old mines. They often share their roosts with Common Sheathtail Bats.
Distribution
Feeding and diet
Hill's Sheathtail Bats feed on insects, but their diet is poorly known.
Life history cycle
Female Hill's Sheathtail Bats have one baby during summer through to autumn.
Conservation status
Hill's Sheathtail Bats are vulnerable to disturbance from human visitors to cave roosts, destruction of caves by mining, and loss of feeding habitat by clearing and land degradation from agriculture.
