Bibundi bat
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Glauconycteris egeria

The Bibundi bat (Glauconycteris egeria ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It can be found in the following countries: Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. It is also found in Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve.

Appearance

Its flight membranes are brown, and it has dusky brown fur.Its fur can also be dark brown or nearly black.It has conspicuous whitish stripes on the sides of its backIts forearm length is approximately 38 mm (1.5 in).The head and body measures 43 mm (1.7 in) while the tail is 41 mm (1.6 in) long.It has very large ears, with fairly large tragi.

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The Bibundi bat is an African species, with documented occurrence in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Uganda.It is rarely encountered, with records from only six localities as of 2018.

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As of 2019, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN.It is infrequently encountered, and thus little is known about its population size and trend, range size, natural history, or threats that it is facing.

References

1. Bibundi bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibundi_bat
2. Bibundi bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44793/22070128

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