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Also see Flannery (1995 a ) and Bonaccorso (1998).; [batnames2025_1.7] Revised by Chimimba and Kitchener (1991). Also see Flannery (1995a) and Bonaccorso (1998).				hargravei, affinis		hargravei, insignis.			hargravei, insignis			flaviventris	flaviventris - hargravei, insignis	flaviventris, hargravei, insignis		flaviventris	flaviventris - hargravei, insignis	flaviventris, hargravei, insignis	flaviventris, hargravei, insignis		hargravei, insignis	flaviventris (W. C. H. Peters, 1867)|hargravei (E. P. Ramsay, 1876)|insignis (Leche, 1884)		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.		Yellow-bellied pouched bat Australia	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Saccolaimus flaviventris	Australia.	Peters	1867	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1866:430.	Distribution: Widely distributed in northern and eastern Australia (except Tas mania).		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Yellow-bellied pouched bat	N, NC, E Australia	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Peters	1867	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1866:430 [1867].		Australia (except Tasmania), SE New Guinea.	Australia.		PETERS	1867	Posterior floor of mesopterygoid fossa deeply grooved. Basi sphenoid pits separated by a high septum. Size relatively large (forearm length, 70-80 mm). Radio-metacarpal pouch absent. Sagittal crest relatively low with occipital "helmet" poorly de veloped.	Distribution: Widely distributed in northern and eastern Australia (except Tas mania).	No subspecies.		43	species	S. flaviventris	PETERS	1867	Saccolaimus	genus	Saccolaimus flaviventris				Posterior floor of mesopterygoid fossa deeply grooved. Basi sphenoid pits separated by a high septum. Size relatively large (forearm length, 70-80 mm). Radio-metacarpal pouch absent. Sagittal crest relatively low with occipital "helmet" poorly de veloped.	No subspecies.		2. S.flaviventris PETERS 1867.	2	NA			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Emballonuridae	Taphozoinae		Saccolaimus flaviventris	Saccolaimus		flaviventris	Peters		1866	1867	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	1866		430		Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	Australia.	Australia (except Tasmania), SE New Guinea.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).	hargravei Ramsay, 1876; insignis Leche, 1884.	Revised by Chimimba and Kitchener (1991). Also see Flannery (1995a) and Bonaccorso (1998).	03D587F2FFC74C0CFF1632ECFD40EE5E	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Emballorunidae.pdf.imd	hash://md5/ffecff8affcf4c04ffa53577fff8ffe9	357	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/03/D5/87/03D587F2FFC74C0CF8CD3412F4B8EE5F.xml	Saccolaimus flaviventris	Emballonuridae	Saccolaimus	flaviventris	Peters	1867	Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat @en | Taphien à ventre jaune @fr | Gelbbauch-Glattnasenfreischwanz @de | Tafozo de vientre amarillo @es | White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat @en | Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat @en	Taphozous flaviventris Peters, 1867 , “ Australia .” This species is monotypic.	Much of mainland Australia except S Western Australia and W South Australia, also including Tiwi, Groote Eylandt , Fraser, and Moreton Is; two old specimens collected in Papua New Guinea (Central Province and National Capital District), but it has not been recorded again in this century .	Head—body 75—90 mm, tail 25—35 mm, ear 19—22 mm, hindfoot 14-17 mm, forearm 72-78 mm (males) and 75-87 mm (females); weight 30-42 g (males) and 37—60 g (females). The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is the largest emballonurid in Australia and New Guinea. Females tend to be larger than males in body weight and other body dimensions. Dorsum isjet black; venter is white to yellow. White fur occurs on undersides of wings around forearms. Muzzle is sparsely haired or bare and sharply tapers. Exposed skin surfaces including wings, ears, fece, feet, and tail are black. Males have a well-developed gular pouch that opens anteriorly; it is absent or rudimentary in females. Males have subcutaneous gland underlying gular pouch. Radio-metacarpal sacs are absent in both sexes. Ear is triangular, with broadly rounded apex that rises barely above head. Inner surface of pinna is ribbed. Large eyes have dark brown irises. Wings are long, and wingtips fold back over mid-region of wings at rest. Tip of tail is covered with bristles. Long calcars support much of trailing edge of uropatagium. Skull is relatively flat and has prominent sagittal crest that divides into two branches toward orbits.	Tall rainforest and eucalypt forests, mallee woodlands (low-growing bushy eucalypt), and open habitats. The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is relatively abundant in tall eucalypt forests of northern Australia, and its use of gallery forests with old trees in riparian areas probably help it to make nightly foraging trips into surrounding woodlands that lack large trees suitable for roosting. In New Guinea, it has been found only in coastal lowlands below elevations of 100 m; however, this might be due to limited knowledge because it occurs up to 600 m in Australia.	The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is insectivorous and includes beeties and moths in its diet. It typically uses a fast, direct flight while foraging for aerial insects above eucalypt forests but will fly close to the ground in open areas. Echolocation search calls are audible to humans and emitted via the mouth.	In Australia, mating occurs in August; females have one young in December-March. Pregnancies are always restricted to the right uterine hom. Subadults are only found inJanuary—February.	The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is crepuscular. It roosts in tree hollows and emerges at dusk to forage; it will temporarily shelter in buildings along migration routes. In Australia, the species often uses abandoned nests of Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps) as roosts. Multiharmonic echolocation calls are of long duration. Harmonic with greatest intensity starts at c.20 kHz and slightly sweeps down to c.18 kHz. Characteristic frequencies are 17-5-22-5 kHz. Search phase is usually curved but can be flat. Harmonics are often 28-33 kHz and less commonly 9-13 kHz. Occasional non-harmonic pulses within a sequence have characteristic frequency as low as 15 kHz or as high as 24 kHz.	Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bats are capable of ranging up to 30 km each night as they forage. They tend to be solitary but will roost in tree hollows in groups of 2-10 individuals, particularly in late winter and spring. Temporary gatherings of breeding groups can exceed 100 individuals. Some individuals make migratory movements in southern parts of its distribution in autumn, although most records from south-eastern Australia are of exhausted individuals found in exposed situations, which might indicate they are vagrants. Seasonal movements might also occur in mid-coastal Western Australian.	Classified as Least Concern on TheIUCNRed List. The Yellowbellied Sheath-tailed Bat has a large distribution, uses a variety of habitats, presumably has large and stable overall population, occurs in protected areas, and feces no significant threats. In northern Australia, acoustic surveys using full-spectrum detectors that record harmonic profiles suggest that it is relatively common. The species has reported incidences of viral Australian bat Lyssavirus that can be transmitted to humans. Feral European honeybees {Apis melliferd) commonly take over tree hollows in arid Australia and displace Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bats. Habitat clearing and replacement of perennial tree species in arid areas have reduced area of occupancy. Targeted surveys along southern coast of New Guinea will more clearly define extent of occurrence and habitat associations. Additional ecological research should be targeted in southern parts of its distribution to better understand its apparent migratory behavior and possible use of torpor. The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is rare in south-eastern Australia, where records possibly represent occasional summer-autumn visitors, vagrants, or small resident populations.	Bonaccorso (1998) | Flannery (1995a) | Hall & Richards (1979) | Lumsden & Menkhorst (1996) | Milne (2002) | Pennay et al. (2004) | Richards (2008a) | Strahan (1995)		18 . Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat Saccolaimus flaviventris French: Taphien à ventre jaune / German: Gelbbauch-Glattnasenfreischwanz / Spanish: Tafozo de vientre amarillo Other common names: White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat, Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat Taxonomy . Taphozous flaviventris Peters, 1867 , “ Australia .” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Much of mainland Australia except S Western Australia and W South Australia, also including Tiwi, Groote Eylandt , Fraser, and Moreton Is; two old specimens collected in Papua New Guinea (Central Province and National Capital District), but it has not been recorded again in this century . Descriptive notes. Head—body 75—90 mm, tail 25—35 mm, ear 19—22 mm, hindfoot 14-17 mm, forearm 72-78 mm (males) and 75-87 mm (females); weight 30-42 g (males) and 37—60 g (females). The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is the largest emballonurid in Australia and New Guinea. Females tend to be larger than males in body weight and other body dimensions. Dorsum isjet black; venter is white to yellow. White fur occurs on undersides of wings around forearms. Muzzle is sparsely haired or bare and sharply tapers. Exposed skin surfaces including wings, ears, fece, feet, and tail are black. Males have a well-developed gular pouch that opens anteriorly; it is absent or rudimentary in females. Males have subcutaneous gland underlying gular pouch. Radio-metacarpal sacs are absent in both sexes. Ear is triangular, with broadly rounded apex that rises barely above head. Inner surface of pinna is ribbed. Large eyes have dark brown irises. Wings are long, and wingtips fold back over mid-region of wings at rest. Tip of tail is covered with bristles. Long calcars support much of trailing edge of uropatagium. Skull is relatively flat and has prominent sagittal crest that divides into two branches toward orbits. Habitat . Tall rainforest and eucalypt forests, mallee woodlands (low-growing bushy eucalypt), and open habitats. The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is relatively abundant in tall eucalypt forests of northern Australia, and its use of gallery forests with old trees in riparian areas probably help it to make nightly foraging trips into surrounding woodlands that lack large trees suitable for roosting. In New Guinea, it has been found only in coastal lowlands below elevations of 100 m; however, this might be due to limited knowledge because it occurs up to 600 m in Australia. Food and Feeding . The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is insectivorous and includes beeties and moths in its diet. It typically uses a fast, direct flight while foraging for aerial insects above eucalypt forests but will fly close to the ground in open areas. Echolocation search calls are audible to humans and emitted via the mouth. Breeding . In Australia, mating occurs in August; females have one young in December-March. Pregnancies are always restricted to the right uterine hom. Subadults are only found inJanuary—February. Activity patterns. The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is crepuscular. It roosts in tree hollows and emerges at dusk to forage; it will temporarily shelter in buildings along migration routes. In Australia, the species often uses abandoned nests of Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps) as roosts. Multiharmonic echolocation calls are of long duration. Harmonic with greatest intensity starts at c.20 kHz and slightly sweeps down to c.18 kHz. Characteristic frequencies are 17-5-22-5 kHz. Search phase is usually curved but can be flat. Harmonics are often 28-33 kHz and less commonly 9-13 kHz. Occasional non-harmonic pulses within a sequence have characteristic frequency as low as 15 kHz or as high as 24 kHz. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bats are capable of ranging up to 30 km each night as they forage. They tend to be solitary but will roost in tree hollows in groups of 2-10 individuals, particularly in late winter and spring. Temporary gatherings of breeding groups can exceed 100 individuals. Some individuals make migratory movements in southern parts of its distribution in autumn, although most records from south-eastern Australia are of exhausted individuals found in exposed situations, which might indicate they are vagrants. Seasonal movements might also occur in mid-coastal Western Australian. Status and Conservation . Classified as Least Concern on TheIUCNRed List. The Yellowbellied Sheath-tailed Bat has a large distribution, uses a variety of habitats, presumably has large and stable overall population, occurs in protected areas, and feces no significant threats. In northern Australia, acoustic surveys using full-spectrum detectors that record harmonic profiles suggest that it is relatively common. The species has reported incidences of viral Australian bat Lyssavirus that can be transmitted to humans. Feral European honeybees {Apis melliferd) commonly take over tree hollows in arid Australia and displace Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bats. Habitat clearing and replacement of perennial tree species in arid areas have reduced area of occupancy. Targeted surveys along southern coast of New Guinea will more clearly define extent of occurrence and habitat associations. Additional ecological research should be targeted in southern parts of its distribution to better understand its apparent migratory behavior and possible use of torpor. The Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat is rare in south-eastern Australia, where records possibly represent occasional summer-autumn visitors, vagrants, or small resident populations. Bibliography. Bonaccorso (1998), Flannery (1995a), Hall & Richards (1979), Lumsden & Menkhorst (1996), Milne (2002), Pennay et al. (2004), Richards (2008a), Strahan (1995).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Emballonuridae	Saccolaimus flaviventris	Saccolaimus		flaviventris	Peters	1867	1	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	1873:10:00	Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	 hargravei Ramsay, 1876; insignis  Leche, 1884.	Australia.	Australia (except Tasmania), SE New Guinea.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Revised by Chimimba and Kitchener (1991). Also see Flannery (1995 a ) and Bonaccorso (1998).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Saccolaimus flaviventris	23	Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat	White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat|Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	EMBALLONUROIDEA	EMBALLONURIDAE	TAPHOZOINAE	NA	Saccolaimus	NA	flaviventris	W. Peters	1867	1	Taphozous_flaviventris	Peters, W. C. H. (1867). On Taphozous flaviventris, Gould, a new species of bat from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1866, 430.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90954#page/522/mode/1up	AM PA.137		"Australia."			flaviventris (W. Peters, 1867)|hargravei (Ramsay, 1876)|insignis (Leche, 1884)	NA	NA	Australia|Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	0	sciname match	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	19799	Saccolaimus flaviventris	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	EMBALLONURIDAE	Saccolaimus	flaviventris	(Peters, 1867)		200000000	Saccolaimus flaviventris	Least Concern		2021	2016-07-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	<p>This bat is listed as Least Concern given its wide distribution, use of a broad range of habitats, large population size, occurrence in protected areas, and the absence of significant key threats or evidence for a decline. Acoustic surveys in northern Australia often encounter this species, especially those employing full spectrum detectors that allow harmonic profiles to be observed, suggesting that it can be relatively common. ;</p>	<p>Saccolaimus flaviventris forages across a wide variety of habitats, including eucalypt forests, woodlands and open habitats. It can be relatively abundant in some tall forests of northern Australia, likely ranging several tens of kilometres each night (K.N. Armstrong unpublished data), and its use of large trees in riparian areas probably help it to expand its range into woodlands with relatively low tree height. It roosts in tree hollows, usually singly but sometimes in groups of up to 10, though breeding colonies may exceed 1oo individuals. It may make migratory movements in the south-eastern portion of its range during autumn, although most records from south-eastern Australia are of exhausted individuals found in exposed situations, which might indicate they are vagrants blown off-course. Seasonal movements might also occur in the mid-coastal Western Australian range (N. McKenzie pers. comm). </p>	<p>This species seems to have the highest prevalence of Australian bat Lyssavirus in Australian echolocating bats, though the implications for the species are not known. Feral European honeybees commonly take over tree hollows in arid Australia and displace many fauna species, including S. flaviventris . Habitat clearance and modification in eastern Australia are likely causes of a reduction in area of occupancy, as is the replacement of perennial species in riparian zones of arid areas (N.L. McKenzie pers. comm).</p>	The species is common in the northern part of its Australian range, but in south-eastern Australia it is rare.	Decreasing	This species is widespread over much of Australia, except for southern Western Australia and western South Australia. It is recorded rarely in south-eastern Australia, and it is still unknown if these records represent occasional summer-autumn visitors (Richards 2008), vagrants (Lumsden and Menkhorst 1995) or small resident populations. It is known from two specimens collected in Central Province and the National Capital District in Papua New Guinea (Flannery 1995, Bonaccorso 1998, Richards 2008), but has not been captured since.		Terrestrial	<p>It is present in many protected areas throughout Australia. Targeted surveys in Papua New Guinea are needed to more clearly define extent of occurrence and habitat association. Further ecological research is needed to investigate its status in the southern parts of its range as well as its basic ecology and roosting habits. ; </p>	Australasian		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Emballonuridae	Saccolaimus		flaviventris	Peters	1867	1	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	1873:10:00	Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	 hargravei Ramsay, 1876; insignis  Leche, 1884.	Australia.	Australia (except Tasmania), SE New Guinea.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Revised by Chimimba and Kitchener (1991). Also see Flannery (1995 a ) and Bonaccorso (1998).	Saccolaimus flaviventris	1004813	23	Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat	White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat|Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	EMBALLONUROIDEA	Emballonuridae	TAPHOZOINAE	NA	Saccolaimus	NA	flaviventris	W. Peters	1867	1	Taphozous_flaviventris	Peters, W. C. H. (1867). On Taphozous flaviventris, Gould, a new species of bat from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1866, 430.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90954#page/522/mode/1up	AM PA.137		"Australia."			flaviventris (W. Peters, 1867)|hargravei (Ramsay, 1876)|insignis (Leche, 1884)	NA	NA				Australia|Papua New Guinea	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	0	sciname match	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	1004813	23	Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat	White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat|Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Emballonuroidea	Emballonuridae	Taphozoinae	NA	Saccolaimus	NA	flaviventris	W. C. H. Peters	1	Taphozous flaviventris	Peters, W.C.H. 1867-04. On _Taphozous flaviventris_, Gould, a new species of bat from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866(3):430.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627924	AM PA.137	holotype		"Australia."			NA	NA				Australia|Papua New Guinea	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	LC	0	0	0	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	0	sciname match	Saccolaimus_flaviventris	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Emballonuridae	Saccolaimus		flaviventris	Peters	1867	1	Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.	1873:10:00	Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat	hargravei Ramsay, 1876; insignis  Leche, 1884.	Australia.	Australia (except Tasmania), SE New Guinea.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19799/209538418/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Revised by Chimimba and Kitchener (1991). Also see Flannery (1995a) and Bonaccorso (1998).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Saccolaimus flaviventris; Saccolaimus flaviventris; Saccolaimus flaviventris; Saccolaimus flaviventris; Saccolaimus flaviventris; Saccolaimus flaviventris; hargravei; insignis; hargravei; insignis; flaviventris; hargravei; insignis; Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat; Taphien à ventre jaune; Gelbbauch-Glattnasenfreischwanz; Tafozo de vientre amarillo; White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat; Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat; Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat; White-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat; Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat; Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat; Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat; S. flaviventris