Silvered bat
| Silvered bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Glauconycteris |
| Species: | G. argentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Glauconycteris argentata (Dobson, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chalinolobus argentatus (Dobson, 1875) | |
The silvered bat (Glauconycteris argentata) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.
References
- Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. Glauconycteris argentata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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