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title: "Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat"
description: "Saccolaimus saccolaimus — Mammals. The naked-rumped pouched bat (Saccolaimus saccolaimus), also known as the pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bare-rumped-sheath-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat

> Saccolaimus saccolaimus — Mammals. The naked-rumped pouched bat (Saccolaimus saccolaimus), also known as the pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.

- Scientific name: *Saccolaimus saccolaimus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 52
- Wikidata: [Q1832816](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1832816)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41343](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41343)

## Names

- en: Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat
- de: Nacktrücken-Taschenfledermaus

## Countries with the most observations

ID (12), MY (11), AU (8), LK (5), SG (3)

## Summary

The naked-rumped pouched bat (Saccolaimus saccolaimus), also known as the pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked-rumped_pouched_bat

## Photo

![Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bare-rumped-sheath-tailed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.32650.b_reg_-_Saccolaimus_saccolaimus_-_skin.jpeg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bare-rumped-sheath-tailed-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).