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There are 54 extant emballonurid species, which are members of Emballonuridae, one of the twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the suborder of microbats. Members include sheath-tailed bats, sac-winged bats, and tomb bats. They are found in all continents besides Europe and Antarctica, primarily in forests and caves, though some species can also be found in shrublands, savannas, rocky areas, or deserts. They range in size from the Amazonian sac-winged bat, at 3 cm (1 in) plus a 1 cm (0.4 in) tail, to Pel's pouched bat (pictured), at 14 cm (6 in) plus a 4 cm (2 in) tail. The 54 extant species in Emballonuridae are divided into two subfamilies: Emballonurinae contains 36 species in 12 genera, and Taphozoinae contains 18 species in 2 genera. (Full list...)