Curry's bat
Curry's bat (Glauconycteris curryae) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical and tropical swamps.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Glauconycteris |
| Species: | G. curryae |
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| Glauconycteris curryae Eger & Schlitter, 2001 | |
The specific name was originally curryi, but it was emended to be curryae in accordance with §31.1.2 of the ICZN Code.[2]
References
- Schlitter, D. (2019). "Glauconycteris curryae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44792A22068253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44792A22068253.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Eger, Judith L. (2001). "Emendation of Glauconycteris curryi". Acta Chiropterologica. 3 (2): 248.
Further reading
- Eger, Judith (2013). "Glauconycteris curryae Curry's Butterfly Bat". In Happold, Meredith; Happold, David C. D. (eds.). Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 4. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 567–568.
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