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Curry's bat

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Curry's bat
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G. curryae
Binomial name
Glauconycteris curryae
Eger & Schlitter, 2001

Curry's bat (Glauconycteris curryae) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

The specific name was originally curryi, but it was emended to be curryae in accordance with §31.1.2 of the ICZN Code.[2]

References

  1. ^ Schlitter, D. (2008). "Glauconycteris curryae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T44792A10941541. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Eger, Judith L. (2001). "Emendation of Glauconycteris curryi". Acta Chiropterologica. 3 (2): 248.

Further reading

  • Eger, Judith (2013). "Glauconycteris curryae Curry's Butterfly Bat". In Happold, Meredith; Happold, David C. D. (eds.). Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats. Mammals of Africa. Vol. 4. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 567–568.