Glauconycteris gleni

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 gleni

Species Authority:

Peterson & Smith, 1973

Common Name/s:

English

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Glen's Wattled Bat

Synonym/s:

Chalinolobus gleni (Peterson & Smith, 1973)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Taylor, P.J.

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 in view of the absence of sufficient information on its extent of occurrence, natural history, threats and conservation status.

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This poorly known African bat has only been recorded from the type locality of 'near Lomie' in Cameroon, and from a single site in western Uganda.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Uganda
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Population [top]

Population:	Little information is available on the population abundance or size of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This poorly known bat is associated with lowland tropical moist forest. It is presumed to live in small colonies, as with other members of this genus.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is presumably threatened in parts of its range by logging and the conversion of forest habitat to agricultural use.

Major Threat(s):

It is presumably threatened in parts of its range by logging and the conversion of forest habitat to agricultural use.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and potential threats to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and potential threats to this species.

Citation:	Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Taylor, P.J. 2008. Glauconycteris gleni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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