Glauconycteris curryae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Glauconycteris curryae

Species Authority:

Eger & Schlitter, 2003

Common Name/s:

English

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Curry's Bat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Schlitter, D.

Reviewer/s:

Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status, threats and ecological requirements.

History:

2004

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Central African species is known only from southern Cameroon and a single locality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Yalosemba North of the River).
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population:	Population size and trends are unknown. The area where this species has been recorded is often inaccessible and it is difficult to catch this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species has been recorded from lowland tropical moist forest and swamp forest. Little further is known of the species natural history.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further research is needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further research is needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

Citation:	Schlitter, D. 2008. Glauconycteris curryae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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