Variegated butterfly bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the variegated butterfly bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the variegated 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 variegated butterfly bat endangered?

The variegated 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 variegated butterfly bat?

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

About the variegated butterfly bat

The variegated butterfly bat (Glauconycteris variegata) is a species of vesper bat. It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss in some parts of its range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Variegated butterfly bat (revision 1315277487), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1833069 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).