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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Nycteridae |
| Genus: | Nycteris |
| Species: | N. gambiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nycteris gambiensis K. Andersen, 1912 | |
References
- 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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