Glauconycteris lobeke
Gomeh-Djame, P. J. J. Bates, Juste, Suarez-Rubio, Torrent, García-Mudarra, Agodigo Ayangma, Yettore, C. F. Bilong Bilong, & Bakwo-Fils, 2026
Lobéké Butterfly Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yangochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Vespertilioninae |
| Tribe | : Nycticeiini |
| Genus | : Glauconycteris |
Species status
Authority citation
Gomeh-Djame, A., Bates, P.J.J., Juste, J., Suarez-Rubio, M., Torrent, L., García-Mudarra, J.L., Agodigo Ayangma, E., Yettore, F., Bilong Bilong, C.F. and Bakwo-Fils, E.-M. 2026-06-15. An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282:161-204.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Glauconycteris lobeke
Type material
HZM "AD.2023.11.19.151"
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Djombi village within the Forest Management Unit (FMU) of the buffer zone of Lobéké National Park (LNP), East Region, Cameroon (2°23.70'N, 15°31.79'E), 570 m a.s.l. (Figs 11C, 12)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Nigeria?
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Gomeh-Djame, A., Bates, P.J.J., Juste, J., Suarez-Rubio, M., Torrent, L., García-Mudarra, J.L., Agodigo Ayangma, E., Yettore, F., Bilong Bilong, C.F. and Bakwo-Fils, E.-M. 2026. An integrated taxonomic and conservation assessment of Glauconycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Cameroon, with the description of two new species from the Northwestern Congolian Lowland Forest. ZooKeys 1282:161-204. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1282.183038
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
Total: 1 name and synonym.
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