Species Nycteris hispida (Schreber, 1775) (Hairy slit-faced bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Nycteridae
  • ----- species: Nycteris hispida
Characteristics:carnivore; length: 9 cm; wing-span: 28 cm; long brown fur; very large rounded ears (2 cm); a slit runs down the face and separates the nose-leaves; the tip of the tail is bifurcated;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 56
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/28442844
Date: 2014-03-12
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/24798943
Date: 2013-03-25
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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