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Slit-faced bat


Suborder Pteropodiformes

Family Nycteridae 

Species

Bates's slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Stable
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IUCN
iNaturalist
Large slit-faced bat (Nycteris grandis)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Decreasing
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IUCN
iNaturalist
Hairy slit-faced bat (Nycteris hispida)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern

Population trend

Stable
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IUCN
iNaturalist
Intermediate slit-faced bat (Nycteris intermedia)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Decreasing
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IUCN
iNaturalist
Large-eared slit-faced bat (Nycteris macrotis)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
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iNaturalist
Dja slit-faced bat (Nycteris major)
IUCN conservation status

Data deficient
Population trend

Unknown
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iNaturalist
Dwarf slit-faced bat (Nycteris nana)
IUCN conservation status

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
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iNaturalist

Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica)

IUCN conservation status   
Least concern
Population trend   
Unknown
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IUCN
iNaturalist
Arkive
Wood's slit-faced bat (Nycteris woodi)
IUCN conservation status
Least concern
Population trend
Unknown
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IUCN
iNaturalist

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  • Home
  • About bats
    • Bats of southern Africa
    • Role of bats in our ecosystems
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  • About us
    • Our story
    • Our strategy
    • Our colony
    • Our Partners and Sponsors
    • Jobs / Careers
  • Our work
    • Applied research
    • Capacity strengthening >
      • Supporting bat groups >
        • Bat group trainees
    • Conservation action
    • Engagement and education
    • Events and training >
      • Women in Science
      • Webinars >
        • Webinar catch up
      • Past events >
        • Around the Bat World
        • AfriPopo student symposium
  • Our impact
  • Donate
  • Shop
    • 2023 African bats calendar
    • Friends of BwB
    • Special offer
  • Kids Zone