Hairy slit-faced bat

The hairy slit-faced bat (Nycteris hispida) is a species of slit-faced bat widely distributed throughout forests and savannas in Africa. Two recognized subspecies exist: N. h. hispida and N. h. pallida. Various forest populations in western and central Africa may be a separate species, although that has not been positively identified as of 2007.[1]

Hairly 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. hispida
Binomial name
Nycteris hispida
Schreber, (1775)

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M. 2017 (2016). "Nycteris hispida". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14930A22012843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14930A22012843.en.


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