Glauconycteris poensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Vespertilionini
Genus: Glauconycteris
Species: G. poensis

Name

Glauconycteris poensis Gray, 1842

Type locality: Nigeria, Abo (lower Niger River).

Synonyms

Glauconycteris kraussii Peters, 1868

References

Gray, 1842. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, [ser. 1], 10: 258.
Conservation status: IUCN link: Glauconycteris poensis (Least Concern)
Glauconycteris poensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).

Distribution

Senegal to Uganda
Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)
Cameroon

Vernacular names
English: Abo Butterfly Bat.