Variegated butterfly bat | |
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A specimen of Glauconycteris variegata | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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]