Order Chiroptera Genus Nycteris Higher classification Nycteridae | Phylum Chordata Family Nycteridae Scientific name Nycteris macrotis Rank Species | |
Similar Rüppell's horseshoe bat, Nycteridae, Bat, Mammal, Egyptian 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.
Three subspecies have been noted: N. m. aethiopica, N. m. luteola, and N. m. macrotis.
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