What is "taphozous"

Taphozous is a genus of sac-winged bat - one commonly called a tomb bat - in the family Emballonuridae.

It contains the following species:

• Indonesian tomb bat (Taphozous achates)
• Coastal sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous australis)
• Common sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous georgianus)
• Hamilton's tomb bat (Taphozous hamiltoni)
• Hildegarde's tomb bat (Taphozous hildegardeae)
• Hill's sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous hilli)
• Arnhem sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous kapalgensis)
• Long-winged tomb bat (Taphozous longimanus)
• Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus)
• Black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon)
• Naked-rumped tomb bat (Taphozous nudiventris)
• Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus)
• Theobald's tomb bat (Taphozous theobaldi)
• Troughton's sheath-tailed bat (Taphozous troughtoni)