Vinson's slit-faced bat (''Nycteris vinsoni'') 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 ...

known only from two specimens. Both specimens were smoked out of a

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 ...

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''.

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Endemic fauna of Mozambique Bats of Africa Mammals of Mozambique Nycteridae Mammals described in 1965 {{bat-stub