Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Nycteris Higher classification Nycteridae | Phylum Chordata Family Nycteridae Scientific name Nycteris woodi Rank Species | |
Similar Nycteridae, Bat, Mammal, Bushveld horseshoe bat, Rüppell's horseshoe bat | ||
Wood's slit-faced bat (Nycteris woodi) is a species of slit-faced bat that lives in the dry savanna regions of Southern Africa. Its numbers are declining due to habitat loss from logging and farming, pesticide use, and the decline of baobab trees on which these bats depend for roost sites.
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