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Variegated butterfly bat

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Taxon taxon Q1833069
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Variegated butterfly bat

Summary

Variegated butterfly bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Variegated butterfly bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Variegated butterfly bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Variegated butterfly bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Variegated butterfly bat belongs to the parent taxon Glauconycteris[6].
  • Variegated butterfly bat's scientific name is Glauconycteris variegata[7].
  • Variegated butterfly bat's Commons category is recorded as Glauconycteris variegata[8].
  • Variegated butterfly bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterfly Bat'}[9].
  • Variegated butterfly bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leaf-winged Bat'}[10].
  • Variegated butterfly bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Variegated Butterfly Bat'}[11].
  • Variegated butterfly bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Genetzte Schmetterlingsfledermaus'}[12].
  • Variegated butterfly bat's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+318'}[13].
  • Variegated butterfly bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[14].

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Classification

Variegated butterfly bat's scientific name is Glauconycteris variegata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Glauconycteris[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterfly Bat'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leaf-winged Bat'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Variegated Butterfly Bat'}[11], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Genetzte Schmetterlingsfledermaus'}[12].

Identifiers

Variegated butterfly bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57549[15]. Variegated butterfly bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 909369[16]. Variegated butterfly bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327201[17]. Variegated butterfly bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4266156[18]. Variegated butterfly bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 946188[19].

Why It Matters

Variegated butterfly bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Glauconycteris variegata (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Glauconycteris
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