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Nycteris
''Nycteris'' comprises a genus of bats commonly called slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in the family Nycteridae. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa. Description They are small bats, from in body length, and with grey, brown, or reddish fur. The skull is distinguished by a characteristic interorbital concavity, externally connected to a long slit that runs down the centre of their faces from between the eyes to the nostrils, and probably assists in echolocation. They have large ears, and a complex nose-leaf. Their tails end in a T-shape, formed from cartilage, a unique feature among mammals. Their dental formula is: Nycterids have a reduction of the hand phalanges: the 2nd digit has only metacarpus, and the 3rd only two phalanges. The pectoral girdle has parallel features to birds. The sternum is strongly developed and the mesosternum has a keel. Habitat and biology Slit-faced bats inhabit rainforests and savanna, and ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Javanica
''Nycteris'' comprises a genus of bats commonly called slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in the family Nycteridae. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa. Description They are small bats, from in body length, and with grey, brown, or reddish fur. The skull is distinguished by a characteristic interorbital concavity, externally connected to a long slit that runs down the centre of their faces from between the eyes to the nostrils, and probably assists in echolocation. They have large ears, and a complex nose-leaf. Their tails end in a T-shape, formed from cartilage, a unique feature among mammals. Their dental formula is: Nycterids have a reduction of the hand phalanges: the 2nd digit has only metacarpus, and the 3rd only two phalanges. The pectoral girdle has parallel features to birds. The sternum is strongly developed and the mesosternum has a keel. Habitat and biology Slit-faced bats inhabit rainforests and savanna, and ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Hispida
''Nycteris'' comprises a genus of bats commonly called slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in the family Nycteridae. The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa. Description They are small bats, from in body length, and with grey, brown, or reddish fur. The skull is distinguished by a characteristic interorbital concavity, externally connected to a long slit that runs down the centre of their faces from between the eyes to the nostrils, and probably assists in echolocation. They have large ears, and a complex nose-leaf. Their tails end in a T-shape, formed from cartilage, a unique feature among mammals. Their dental formula is: Nycterids have a reduction of the hand phalanges: the 2nd digit has only metacarpus, and the 3rd only two phalanges. The pectoral girdle has parallel features to birds. The sternum is strongly developed and the mesosternum has a keel. Habitat and biology Slit-faced bats inhabit rainforests and savanna, and ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Grandis
The large slit-faced bat (''Nycteris grandis'') is a species of slit-faced bat with a broad distribution in forest and savanna habitats in West, Central, and East Africa. ''N. marica'' (Kershaw, 1923), is the available name for the southern savanna species if it is recognized as distinct from this species. Description This bat is long and weighs less than (same for male and female). The name of this species comes from the furrow down its face. The furrow is partially covered by its nose-leaf. It has a reddish brown to gray fur on the back and upper areas. The torso is pale grey. Phylogeny The phylogeny of ''N. grandis'' is relatively unstable, but its closest relatives are ''N. hispida'' and ''N. aurita''. ''N. grandis'' can be easily distinguished by its size, as it is substantially larger than other members of the Nycteridae family. It has been suggested that there be a species subdivision established between ''N. grandis'' in Tanzania and Central Africa (''N. marica'') and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
The Egyptian slit-faced bat (''Nycteris thebaica'') is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known. Description The Egyptian slit-faced bat gets its name from a deep slit that runs from the base of the ears to the nostrils, between the nose leaves. The bats typically weigh , with females weighing up to . The wings are broad, with a wingspan of and a low aspect ratio, allowing for high maneuverability and the ability to hover close to the ground. The dorsal surface is dusky to reddish brown, while the underside is white to whitish gray. This bat has lighter fur than other members of the nycterid family. It has a long tail, reaching to . Distribution and habitat This species is able to thrive in a variety of tropical and temperate habitats throughout Africa and the Arabian peninsula. A specimen of an Egyptian silt-faced bat was found on the island of Corfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Thebaica
The Egyptian slit-faced bat (''Nycteris thebaica'') is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known. Description The Egyptian slit-faced bat gets its name from a deep slit that runs from the base of the ears to the nostrils, between the nose leaves. The bats typically weigh , with females weighing up to . The wings are broad, with a wingspan of and a low aspect ratio, allowing for high maneuverability and the ability to hover close to the ground. The dorsal surface is dusky to reddish brown, while the underside is white to whitish gray. This bat has lighter fur than other members of the nycterid family. It has a long tail, reaching to . Distribution and habitat This species is able to thrive in a variety of tropical and temperate habitats throughout Africa and the Arabian peninsula. A specimen of an Egyptian silt-faced bat was found on the island of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Arge
Bate's slit-faced bat (''Nycteris arge'') is a species of slit-faced bat frequently confused with '' Nycteris major''. It is broadly distributed and common, living throughout many parts of Africa in forests and savannas. It was described as a new species in 1903 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected from Cameroon by George Latimer Bates. Description Bates's slit-faced bat, as the common name suggests, has a "deep median furrow" down its face. Its ears are large and rounded. Its dental formula is for a total of 32 teeth. It has a particularly large brain for an insectivorous bat species. Range and status It is found throughout Central and West Africa, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Intermedia
The intermediate slit-faced bat (''Nycteris intermedia'') is a species of slit-faced bat living in forest and savanna regions of west and central Africa. It is easily confused with ''Nycteris arge'' and '' Nycteris nana''. It is broadly distributed, but is classified as near-threatened because of the threat of predicted habitat loss. It is much more restricted to true rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ... than is ''N. arge''. References Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1959 {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Macrotis
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 In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth .... Three subspecies have been identified: ''N. m. aethiopica'', ''N. m. luteola'', and ''N. m. macrotis''. References Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1876 Taxa named by George Edward Dobson {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Aurita
Andersen's slit-faced bat (''Nycteris aurita'') is a slit-faced bat species found in East Africa. It has been recorded in Somaliland, through South Sudan and Ethiopia, into Kenya and Tanzania. No information is available on the population size of this species, which inhabits savanna habitats and semidesert. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1912 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. Andersen placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Petalia'', with a binomial of ''Petalia aurita''. Since at least 1939, however, it has been included in the genus ''Nycteris''. Its specific epithet (zoology), species name "''aurita''" is from Latin "''wiktionary:auritus, auritus''," meaning "having long ears." Andersen wrote that it was similar in appearance to the hairy slit-faced bat with the exception of its "much longer" ears. Still, it is often considered as a synonym or subspecies of the hairy slit-faced bat. Range and status Its range includes several countries in East Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Woodi
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 tree ''Adansonia'' is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs ( or ). They are placed in the Malvaceae family, subfamily Bombacoideae. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa, and Australia.Tropi ...s on which these bats depend for roost sites. References Mammals of South Africa Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1914 Taxa named by Knud Andersen {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Vinsoni
Vinson's slit-faced bat (''Nycteris vinsoni'') is a species of slit-faced bat known only from two specimens. Both specimens were smoked out of a baobab tree in a national park in southern Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi .... Virtually nothing is known about this species. ''N. vinsoni'' was once considered a synonym of '' Nycteris macrotis'', but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider ''N. vinsoni'' to be a subspecies of ''N. macrotis''. Others believe the correct name for the species should be ''N. aethiopica''. References Endemic fauna of Mozambique Bats of Africa Mammals of Mozambique Nycteridae Mammals described in 1965 {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nycteris Madagascariensis
The Malagasy slit-faced bat (''Nycteris madagascariensis'') is a species of slit-faced bat native to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... Very little is known about the species. References Nycteridae Bats of Africa Endemic fauna of Madagascar Mammals of Madagascar Mammals described in 1937 Taxa named by Guillaume Grandidier {{madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |