Pied butterfly bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pied butterfly bat Glauconycteris superba Least concern

Where the pied butterfly bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 8 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Glauconycteris superba
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the pied butterfly bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pied butterfly bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

South Sudan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pied butterfly bat endangered?

The pied butterfly bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pied butterfly bat?

The pied butterfly bat (Glauconycteris superba) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Glauconycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pied butterfly bat

The pied butterfly bat (Glauconycteris superba), also known as the pied bat or badger bat, is a rare species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pied butterfly bat (revision 1355305503), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831959 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).