Egyptian tomb bat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1833527
Egyptian tomb bat
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Egyptian tomb bat

Summary

Egyptian tomb bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egyptian tomb bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • tomb is named after Egyptian tomb bat[5].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Egyptian tomb bat belongs to the parent taxon Taphozous[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Egyptian tomb bat is Taphozous perforatus[8].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's Commons category is recorded as Taphozous perforatus[9].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's main food source is recorded as Lepidoptera[10].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's main food source is recorded as termite[11].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's main food source is recorded as beetles[12].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's main food source is recorded as Orthoptera[13].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian tomb bat'}[14].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Taphozous'}[15].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Tomb Bat'}[16].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Geoffroy's Tomb Bat"}[17].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perforated Taphozous Bat'}[18].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tomb Bat'}[19].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geoffroy’s Tomb Bat'}[20].
  • Egyptian tomb bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ägyptische Grabfledermaus'}[21].
  • Egyptian tomb bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[22].

Body

Classification

Egyptian tomb bat's scientific name is Taphozous perforatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Taphozous[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Taphozous'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Geoffroy's Tomb Bat"}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perforated Taphozous Bat'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tomb Bat'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geoffroy’s Tomb Bat'}[20].

Discovery and Description

tomb is named after Egyptian tomb bat[5].

Identifiers

Egyptian tomb bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41381[23]. Egyptian tomb bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1381355[24]. Egyptian tomb bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328813[25]. Egyptian tomb bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218742[26]. Egyptian tomb bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631737[27].

Why It Matters

Egyptian tomb bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · TadejM · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian tomb bat'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Taphozous'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Tomb Bat'} +5
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    Main food source Lepidoptera, termite, beetles +1
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