Glauconycteris machadoi

(Machado's Butterfly Bat)

Conservation Status

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Threats:

12 Unknown (ongoing)

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Justification

Insufficient information available to make an assessment.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
        Class: Mammalia c. linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: theriiformes (rowe, 1988) m.c. mckenna & s.k. bell, 1997
        Infraclass: holotheria (wible et al., 1995) m.c. mckenna & s.k. bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: tribosphenida (mckenna, 1975) m.c. mckenna & s.k. bell, 1997
        Supercohort: theria (parker & haswell, 1897) m.c. mckenna & s.k. bell, 1997 - Therians
        Cohort: placentalia (owen, 1837) m.c. mckenna & s.k. bell, 1997 - Placentals
        Magnorder: epitheria (mckenna, 1975) m.c. mckenna & s.k. bell, 1997
        Superorder: preptotheria (mckenna, 1975) mckenna, in stucky & mckenna, in benton, ed., 1993
        Grandorder: archonta (gregory, 1910) mckenna, 1975
        Order: Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - Bats
        Suborder: Microchiroptera Dobson, 1875
        Infraorder: Yangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
        Superfamily: vespertilionoidea (gray, 1821) gill, 1872
        Family: Vespertilionidae Gray, 1821
        Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
        Tribe: Vespertilionini
        Genus: Glauconycteris Dobson, 1875
        Specific name: machadoi Hayman, 1963
        Scientific name: Glauconycteris machadoi Hayman, 1963

Physical Description

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Distribution

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Range and Population

Known from only one locality in eastern Angola. However, very little is known about this species, so the actual range may in fact be broader.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Glauconycteris:

There are approximately 16 species and subspecies in this genus: G. alboguttata (Allen's Striped Bat) · G. argentata (Silvered Bat) · G. beatrix (Beatrix Bat) · G. curryae (Curry's Bat) · G. curryi · G. egeria (Bibundi Bat) · G. gleni (Glen's Wattled Bat) · G. humeralis (Allen's Spotted Bat) · G. kenyacola (Kenyan Wattled Bat) · G. machadoi (Machado's Butterfly Bat) · G. poensis (Abo Bat) · G. superba (Pied Bat) · G. superba sheila · G. variegata (Butterfly Bat) · G. variegata papilio · G. variegatus

Members of the genus Rhinolophus:

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Notes

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Contributors:

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 1, 2006.

Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1229805
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1027906

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Last Revised: June 12, 2008