The intermediate slit-faced bat (''Nycteris intermedia'') is a species of

slit-faced bat ''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 i ...

living in forest and

savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...

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''. 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