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Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
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Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Nycteris thebaica

The Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known.

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