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Slit-faced Bats
Nycteris
The Nycteridae comprise a family of bats commonly called slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in a single genus, Nycteris. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris thebaica
Hairy Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris hispida
Javan Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris javanica
Malayan Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris tragata
Large Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris grandis
Bates's Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris arge
Large-eared Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris macrotis
Dwarf Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris nana
Gambian Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris gambiensis
Wood's Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris woodi
Dja Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris major
Intermediate Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris intermedia
Andersen's Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris aurita
Parisi's Slit-faced Bat
speciesNycteris parisii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41184.