Glauconycteris humeralis
J. A. Allen in J. A. Allen, H. Lang, & Chapin, 1917
Spotted Butterfly Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yangochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Vespertilioninae |
| Tribe | : Nycticeiini |
| Genus | : Glauconycteris |
Species status
Authority citation
Allen, J.A., Lang, H. and Chapin, J.P. 1917-09-29. The American Museum Congo Expedition collection of bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 37(18):405-563.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Glauconycteris humeralis
Other common names
Allen's Spotted Bat
Type material
AMNH M-49013
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Medje [Haut-Uele Province], Belgian Congo [= DR Congo]."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Tanzania · Uganda · Cameroon? · Kenya?
Distribution references
Meyo Okono, F.P., Akono Ntonga, P., Grunwald, A.L., Demos, T.C., Essome Nguesse, L., Hurme, E.R., Patterson, B.D. and Eric Moise, B.F. 2026. Diversity and distribution of bats in and around Campo-Ma’an National Park, Cameroon, with an initial acoustic database. Pensoft Publishers. doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e195471
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 3 names and synonyms.
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