| Variegated butterfly bat | |
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| A specimen of Glauconycteris variegata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Glauconycteris |
| Species: | G. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Glauconycteris variegata (Tomes, 1861)
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| Synonyms | |
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Chalinolobus variegatus (Tomes, 1861) | |
The variegated butterfly bat (Glauconycteris variegata) is a species of vesper bat.[2] It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss in some parts of its range.[1]
- ^ a b Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017). "Glauconycteris variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44800A22069727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44800A22069727.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Glauconycteris variegata". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.