The Ja slit-faced bat (''Nycteris major'') 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 ...

that lives in the tropical and subtropical forests of Africa. Its habitat is fragmented and declining, and the species is therefore very rare. Logging and farming are currently the greatest threats to its habitat. The two known subspecies are ''N. m. avakubia'' and ''N. m. major''.

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Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1912 Taxa named by Knud Andersen {{bat-stub