Glauconycteris poensis (Gray 1842)

[Kerivoula] poensis Gray 1842, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 258.

Type Locality: Nigeria, Abo (lower Niger River).

Vernacular Names: Abo Butterfly Bat.

Synonyms: Glauconycteris kraussii Peters 1868 .

Distribution: Senegal to Uganda; Bioko (Equatorial Guinea); Cameroon.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt) as Chalinolobus poensis .

Discussion: Distinct from beatrix and humeralis; see Heller et al. (1994).