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title: "Mauritian Tomb Bat"
description: "Taphozous mauritianus — Mamíferos. The Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mauritian-tomb-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mauritian Tomb Bat

> Taphozous mauritianus — Mamíferos. The Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Taphozous mauritianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 574
- Wikidata: [Q76818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41380](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41380)

## Names

- en: Mauritian Tomb Bat
- de: Mauritius-Grabfledermaus
- es: Murciélago Arborícola Africano
- fr: Taphien de Maurice
- nl: Mauritiusgrafvleermuis

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (221), UG (48), TZ (42), MW (37), MG (35), ZW (22), KE (17), CD (16), ZM (15), NA (13), RE (13), SN (13)

## Summary

The Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was first described in 1818 by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and is characterized by an all-white ventral surface, grizzled dorsal coloration, and conical face. It has exceptionally good eyesight, a trait which is common in old world bats and enables it to find roosting locations.  It has adapted itself to a wide range of habitats including subarid scrub to semi-tropical savanna and can be found throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, including…

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

## Photo

![Mauritian Tomb Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mauritian-tomb-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8628966

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mauritian-tomb-bat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).