- Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat
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Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat Nycteris thebaica Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Nycteridae Genus: Nycteris Species: N. thebaica Binomial name Nycteris thebaica
E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818The Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat (Nycteris thebaica) is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It can live in widely diverse habitats, including forests, caves, deserts, savannas, shrublands, and grasslands. Its subspecies include:
- N. thebaica adana
- N. thebaica albiventer
- N. thebaica capensis
- N. thebaica damarensis
- N. thebaica najdiya
- N. thebaica thebaica
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Nycteris thebaica. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 13 April 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammals of Africa
- Mammals of Asia
- Bat stubs
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