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Egyptian Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris thebaica)

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Nycteris thebaica

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Rare
Observations
165
Most observed in
🇿🇦 South Africa
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

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.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Egyptian slit-faced bat”.

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