Gambian slit-faced bat

The Gambian slit-faced bat (Nycteris gambiensis) is a species of bat in the family Nycteridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Gambian slit-faced bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Species:
N. gambiensis
Binomial name
Nycteris gambiensis

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Nycteris gambiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14928A22017299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14928A22017299.en.


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