Afronycteris nanus

(Peters, 1852) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Afronycteris

At a glance

Occurrence records648

Data sources7

Biological traits14

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections3

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Afronycteris nanus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility648 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources14 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF648 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT2n = 36

01Narrative

The banana serotine (Afronycteris nanus), formerly known as the banana pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Africa. It was previously known as Pipistrellus nanus, but genetic analysis later reclassified it in Neoromicia. However, more recent phylogenetic evidence indicates that it and Heller's serotine (A. helios) comprise the distinct genus Afronycteris.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesPanTHERIAAmnioteDBEltonTraits

Size & morphology2

Body mass3.88 g

Forearm length29 mm

Life cycle & reproduction3

Gestation75.56 days

Litter size1.86

Litters per year1.5 /year

Diet & foraging3

Breadth1

Invertebrate100 %

Trophic levelcarnivore

Habitat & environment2

Habitat breadth1

Terrestriality2.00

Physiology & chemistry2

Precipitation mean103 mm

Temperature mean236 decidegC

Other traits2

Activity cycle-999.00

Foraging stratumA

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Afronycteris nanus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections3

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Afronycteris nanus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 36 n = 18

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 361×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type648 records

Wild obs. + sensor37

Museum / vouchered611

Origin

Native172

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO776 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy84% within 1 km

≤100 m 14≤1 km 2>10 km 3

19 georeferenced · 18 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor37

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy31% within 1 km

≤100 m 77≤1 km 5≤10 km 165>10 km 15

262 georeferenced · 349 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence611

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 5 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Chicago, US	242
Los Angeles, US	172
Toronto, CA	99
Wuzhou, CN	10
New Haven, US	3

5 institutions · 526 of 611 vouchered records shown · 85 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Afronycteris nanus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found3

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median24.7 °C 24.7–24.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.30 °C

Max temp (day)28.7 °C

Min temp (night)21.8 °C

Precipitation168 mm/mo

Air humidity68.6 %

Moisture balance46.4 mm/mo

Vapour deficit975 Pa

Wind speed1.50 m/s

Cloud cover33.5 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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