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