Gambian slit-faced bat
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Nycteris gambiensis

The Gambian slit-faced bat (Nycteris gambiensis ) is a species of bat in the family Nycteridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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1. Gambian slit-faced bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambian_slit-faced_bat
2. Gambian slit-faced bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14928/22017299

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