NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Leaf-winged Bat
Glauconycteris variegata (Tomes, 1861)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Variegated butterfly bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:29:40.548344+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glauconycteris variegata (Tomes, 1861)
- Name authority
- (Tomes, 1861)
- Common name
- Leaf-winged Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Glauconycteris
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyVespertilionidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyVespertilioninae Gray, 1821
- tribeEptesicini Volleth & Heller, 1994
- genusGlauconycteris Dobson, 1875
- speciesGlauconycteris variegata (Tomes, 1861)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glauconycteris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common Butterfly BatGlauconycteris argentata (Dobson, 1875) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Beatrix Butterfly BatGlauconycteris beatrix Thomas, 1901 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Allen's Spotted BatGlauconycteris humeralis J. A. Allen, 1917 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kenyacola Butterfly BatGlauconycteris kenyacola Peterson, 1982 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Abo Butterfly BatGlauconycteris poensis (Gray, 1842) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Badger BatGlauconycteris superba Hayman, 1939 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blackish Butterfly BatGlauconycteris atra Hassanin et al., 2018 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Allen's striped batGlauconycteris alboguttata J. A. Allen, 1917 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curry's Butterfly BatGlauconycteris curryae Eger & Schlitter, 2001 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bibundi Butterfly BatGlauconycteris egeria Thomas, 1913 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glen's Butterfly BatGlauconycteris gleni Peterson & Smith, 1973 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Machado's Butterfly BatGlauconycteris machadoi Hayman, 1963 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=946188 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3G6KB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.