Nycteris
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Nycteris comprises a genus of bats commonly called slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in the family Nycteridae.[1] The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa.
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Nycteris | |
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Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Nycteridae Hoeven, 1855 |
Genus: | Nycteris G. Cuvier & E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1795 |
Type species | |
Vespertilio hispidus Schreber 1774 | |
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