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

Least concern
Population trend

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

Least concern

Population trend

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

Least concern
Population trend

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

Least concern
Population trend

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

Data deficient
Population trend

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

Least concern
Population trend

Unknown
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Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica)

IUCN conservation status   
Least concern
Population trend   
Unknown
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Arkive
Wood's slit-faced bat (Nycteris woodi)
IUCN conservation status
Least concern
Population trend
Unknown
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  • Why bats
    • Bats and ecosystems
    • Threats to bats
    • Bats of southern Africa
  • About us
    • Our story
    • Our strategy
    • Our colony
    • Our Partners and Sponsors
    • Jobs / Volunteer
  • Our work
    • Applied research >
      • GBN bat policy questionnaire
    • Capacity strengthening >
      • Early Career Training
      • Bat Group Training
    • Conservation action >
      • Fruit bat monitoring in Malawi
      • Copperbelt Bats Project
    • Engagement and education
    • Events & Training >
      • Webinars
      • Past events
  • Our impact
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Business partnership opportunities
    • Fundraise for Bats
    • Kids Zone >
      • Classroom without Walls