Afronycteris rautenbachi
Kearney, De Vries, & Markotter, 2026
Kruger Serotine
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yangochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Vespertilioninae |
| Tribe | : Vespertilionini |
| Genus | : Afronycteris |
Species status
Authority citation
Kearney, T.C., Vries, M. de and Markotter, W. 2026-03-09. Description of a new species of African pipistrelle-like bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Afronycteris). Zootaxa 5768(1):1-28.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Afronycteris rautenbachi
Other common names
Kruger Tail-gland Bat
Type material
TM 48535
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"South Africa: Limpopo province, Kruger National Park, Makuleka Contract Park, in a Lala palm grove on the edge of a dry pan, -22.34657 S 31.11595 E (Figure 1). Mist-netted on 3 February 2010."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Kenya · Mozambique · South Africa
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Kearney, T.C., Vries, M. de and Markotter, W. 2026. Description of a new species of African pipistrelle-like bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Afronycteris). Zootaxa 5768(1):1-28. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.1
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 1 name and synonym.
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