Glauconycteris kenyacola, Peterson, 1982

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Kenyan Butterfly Bat

Glauconycteris kenyacola

French: Glauconyctére du Kenya / German: Kenia-Schmetterlingsfledermaus / Spanish: Glauconicterio de Kenya

Other common names: Kenyacola Butterfly Bat, Kenyan Wattled Bat

Taxonomy. Glauconycteris kenyacola Peterson, 1982 ,

“on the Galole Road, 8.5 km N Garsen, Kenya (02°12° S, 40°05’ E).”

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from type locality in E Kenya.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 49 mm, tail 49 mm, ear 13 mm, hindfoot 10 mm, forearm 40-5 mm; weight 7 g (type specimen). Dorsal pelageis sepia-brown, with head and nape paler and without shoulder spot and flank-stripe. Ventral pelage is paler than dorsal pelage. Head has tuft of whitish hair on nose, thick band of white hairs extending from antitragus to base of ear, and whitish patches behind each ear. Ears are moderately rounded, separate, and short for a vespertilionid but of medium length for a Glauconycteris . Inner margin has small subtriangular lobe at base, and outer margin connects with fleshy lobe on lowerlip near corner of mouth. Eyes are very small. Wings are pale brownish yellow, with faint venation. Dorsal surface has blackish brown skin over bones of wings, legs, and tail. Uropatagium is slightly darker than wings. Tibia is long (20 mm, type specimen) for Glauconycteris . Skull is small, and profile of forehead is weakly concave compared with other Glauconycteris . 1? is unicuspid but with slight, posterior, blade-like ridge. Lower incisors are tricuspid and not markedly crowded.

Habitat. Perhaps restricted to lower coastal plains of Kenya and adjacent regions.

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 Last, as it 1s known only from the holotype and might be threatened by logging and agriculture.

Bibliography. Happold, M. (2013az), Hassanin et al. (2018), Peterson (1982).

Figures

144. Variegated Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris variegata), 145. Machado’s Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris machadoi), 146. Glen's Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris gleni), 147. Pied Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris superba), 148. Common Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris argentata), 149. Bibundi Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris egeria), 150. Abo Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris poensts), 151. Striped Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris alboguttata), 152. Beatrix’s Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris beatrix), 153. Curry’s Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris curryae), 154. Spotted Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris humeralis), 155. Blackish Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris atra), 156. Kenyan Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris kenyacola), 157. Doria’s False Serotine (Hesperoptenus doriae), 158. Tickell’s False Serotine (Hesperoptenus tickelli), 159. Blanford’s False Serotine (Hesperoptenus blanfordi), 160. Large False Serotine (Hesperoptenus tomesi), 161. Gaskell’s False Serotine (Hesperoptenus gaskelli), 162. Great Evening Bat (Ia io), 163. Harlequin Bat (Scotomanes ornatus), 164. Ruppell’s Broad-nosed Bat (Scoteanax rueppellii), 165. Northern Broad-nosed Bat (Scotorepens sanborni), 166. Little Broad-nosed Bat (Scotorepens greyii), 167. Inland Broad-nosed Bat (Scotorepens balstoni), 168. Eastern Broad-nosed Bat (Scotorepens orion), 169. Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Distribution. Known only from type locality in E Kenya .