Large-eared slit-faced bat
The large-eared slit-faced bat, Nycteris macrotis, is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. Nycteris vinsoni was once considered a synonym of N. macrotis, but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider N. vinsoni to be a subspecies of N. macrotis, and consider N. macrotis a species complex.
| Large-eared slit-faced bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Nycteridae |
| Genus: | Nycteris |
| Species: | N. macrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nycteris macrotis Dobson, 1876 | |
Three subspecies have been noted: N. m. aethiopica, N. m. luteola, and N. m. macrotis.
References
- Monadjem, A.; Bergmans, W.; Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M. (2017). "Nycteris macrotis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14933A22013415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14933A22013415.en.
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