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 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 ne ...

'' and ''

Nycteris nana The dwarf slit-faced bat (''Nycteris nana'') is a species of slit-faced bat living in forest and savanna regions of Central Africa. Two subspecies have been identified: ''N. n. nana'' and ''N. n. tristis''. The bat's range goes from Côte d'Ivoir ...

''. 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''.

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Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1959 {{bat-stub