Bate's slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge ) is a species of slit-faced bat frequently confused with Nycteris major. It is broadly distributed and common, living throughout many parts of Africa in forests and savannas.

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Appearance

Bates's slit-faced bat, as the common name suggests, has a "deep median furrow" down its face.Its ears are large and rounded.Its dental formula is 2.1.1.33.1.2.3 for a total of 32 teeth. It has a particularly large brain for an insectivorous bat species.

Distribution

Geography

Continents

Africa

Islands

Bioko

Biogeographical realms

Afrotropical

It is found throughout Central and West Africa, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.It is found in lowland areas.

Biome

Forest

Savanna

Population Trend

Stable

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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Population

Conservation

As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a large geographic range; its population is presumably large; and it is not likely experiencing rapid population decline.

References

1. Bates's slit-faced bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates's_slit-faced_bat

2. Bates's slit-faced bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14926/22016999

Bates's slit-faced bat