Glauconycteris

• Badger Bat Glauconycteris superba

  

  This African bat has conspicuous white markings. A 2016 study captured 10 individuals at two sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and reported individual variation in shoulder and belly patterns.

• Leaf-winged Bat Glauconycteris variegata

  

  Its wing membranes have a leaf-like net pattern, and the bat hides among foliage while roosting. It is widely but patchily recorded across sub-Saharan Africa.

• Allen's striped bat Glauconycteris alboguttata

  Allen's striped bat is known from Central Africa. Its sepia-brown back has pale shoulder spots and a pale stripe on each flank; detailed ecological records remain scarce.

• Common Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris argentata

  This bat has silvery-looking fur and is recorded in moist forests and in grasslands near water in central and eastern Africa.

• Blackish Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris atra

  This small bat was described from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The original study examined five specimens caught along the Congo River's left bank.

• Beatrix Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris beatrix

  This bat has dark-brown fur with white hairs near the base of each upper arm. It was collected in the Lekoumou Region of the Republic of the Congo in 2012.

• Curry's Butterfly Bat (Glauconycteris curryae) Glauconycteris curryae

  Curry's Butterfly Bat is a poorly known bat recorded in Central Africa. A 2026 study added forest records from Cameroon.

• Bibundi Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris egeria

  This bat is recorded in several countries in central and western Africa. Its account describes dark brown fur and pale stripes along the sides of the body.

• Glen’s Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris gleni

  Glen’s Butterfly Bat has pale grayish-fawn upper fur and a white underside, and is known from only a few African localities.

• Allen's Spotted Bat Glauconycteris humeralis

  This bat is recorded in rainforests and rainforest-savanna mosaics. Its dark sepia-brown fur and pale shoulder spot are noted in a 2026 taxonomic comparison.

• Kenyacola Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris kenyacola

  This bat is known only from one specimen collected at its type locality in eastern Kenya. It has white hairs on the nose and behind the ears; the source has no information on its food or activity.

• Machado's Butterfly Bat Glauconycteris machadoi

  This bat has a dark-brown back and pale gray-to-cream underside. It is recorded in wetter miombo woodland in eastern Angola. The 2019 account concerns one female from Lac Calungo and distinguishes it from G. variegata by fur coloration.

• Badger Bat Glauconycteris superba

  This African bat has conspicuous white markings. A 2016 study captured 10 individuals at two sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and reported individual variation in shoulder and belly patterns.

• Leaf-winged Bat Glauconycteris variegata

  Its wing membranes have a leaf-like net pattern, and the bat hides among foliage while roosting. It is widely but patchily recorded across sub-Saharan Africa.