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Glen's Butterfly Bat

Glauconycteris gleni

French: Glauconyctere de Glen / German: Glen-Schmetterlingsfledermaus / Spanish: Glauconicterio de Glen

Other common names: Glen's Wattled Bat

Taxonomy. Glauconycteris gleni Peterson & D. A. Smith, 1973,

“near Lomie, Cameroun [= Cameroon], 5°10N, 13°37'E.”

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from type locality in SE Cameroon and two localities in W Uganda and NW Tanzania.

Descriptive notes. Head-body c¢. 54— 56 mm, tail 44-50 mm, ear 13-16 mm, hindfoot 8-10 mm, forearm 38-42 mm; weight 8-5-15 g. Females are on average larger than males. Pelage is soft, extending overfirst one-third of uropatagium. Middorsal hairs are 7-9 mm long. Dorsal furis pale grayish fawn, with creamy sheen and without markings. Ventral fur is white to creamyfawn. Ears are very pale brown, bluntly pointed, separated, short for a vespertilionid, but large compared with other species of Glauconycteris . Outer margin ofear is concave, becoming convex near tip, and inner margin is convex. Wings are semi-translucent white, with dark brown reticulation on inner part of arm-wing (sometimes only between elbow and ankle). Uropatagium has dark brown transverse lines. Tibia is short (15-17 mm) compared with congeners. Head is high-domed, and muzzle short, broad, and flattish. Skull is moderately large, and profile of forehead is weakly concave compared with other Glauconycteris . I” is weakly bicuspid or unicuspid. Lower incisorsare tricuspid or with four cusps and not crowded.

Habitat. Rainforests.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Glen's Butterfly Bat is presumably threatened by habitats loss from logging and agriculture.

Bibliography. Happold, M. (2013ax), Peterson & Smith (1973).