Emballonuridae

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bat family
gptkbp:activityPattern nocturnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason varies by species
gptkbp:characteristic glandular sac on wing
gptkbp:commonName sac-winged bats
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:diet insectivorous
gptkbp:distribution tropical and subtropical regions
gptkbp:echolocation present
gptkbp:family Gervais, 1855
gptkbp:fossil Eocene to present
gptkbp:habitat forests
urban areas
savannas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emballonuridae
gptkbp:lifespan up to 10 years in wild
gptkbp:notableFeature wing sacs used in scent marking
gptkbp:notableSpecies Diclidurus albus
Saccopteryx bilineata
Taphozous melanopogon
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 13
about 51
gptkbp:order gptkb:Chiroptera
gptkbp:otherGenus Balantiopteryx
Carriker's roundleaf bat
Centronycteris
Cormura
Cyttarops
Diclidurus
Mosia
Paremballonura
Peropteryx
Rhynchonycteris
Saccolaimus
Saccopteryx
Taphozous
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition closely related to Mystacinidae
closely related to Nycteridae
gptkbp:predators owls
snakes
raptors
gptkbp:range small to medium
gptkbp:reproduction usually one offspring per year
gptkbp:roostsIn caves
buildings
hollow trees
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Yangochiroptera
gptkbp:superfamily Emballonuroidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Emballonura
gptkbp:wingStructure long and narrow wings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yangochiroptera
gptkb:Pacific_sheath-tailed_bat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6