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Nycteris thebaica É. Geoffroy, 1818
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Nycteridae > Genus: Nycteris > Species: Nycteris thebaica É. Geoffroy, 1818
Common Name: Egyptian Slit-faced Bat [English]
Type Description
Descrip. De L'Egypte, 2:119.
Type Locality
Egypt, Thebes (Luxor).
Measurements
Total length: 104-113 mm
Head and body: 44-77 mm
Tail length: 51-56 mm
Hindfoot length: 11 mm
Ear length: 28-37 mm
Forearm Length: 42-52 mm
Weight: 13-28 g
Head and body: 44-77 mm
Tail length: 51-56 mm
Hindfoot length: 11 mm
Ear length: 28-37 mm
Forearm Length: 42-52 mm
Weight: 13-28 g
Description
Look for very long ears, a longitudinal slit on the muzzle and a "Y" shaped tip to the tail.
Distribution
Nycteris thebaica is most common in open country throughout Africa south of the Sahara and up to high altitudes in shelters like caves, rock holes, ruins and roofs on houses and huts. (Kingdon, 1984)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A: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.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
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.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.