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Nycteris nana
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Nycteridae > Genus: Nycteris > Species: Nycteris nana
Type Description
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10:547.
Type Locality
Equatorial Guinea, Rio Muni, Benito River.
Measurements
Head and body: 39-45 mm
Ear length: 20-22 mm
Forearm Length: 32-36 mm
Weight: 5-8 g
Ear length: 20-22 mm
Forearm Length: 32-36 mm
Weight: 5-8 g
Description
Look for very long ears, a longitudinal slit on the muzzle and a "Y" shaped tip to the tail.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:189, 220-227.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 124.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:322-323.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 124.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:322-323.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.