Andersen's slit-faced bat (Nycteris aurita ) is a slit-faced bat species found in East Africa. It has been recorded in Somaliland, through South Sudan and Ethiopia, into Kenya and Tanzania. No information is available on the population size of this species. This species inhabits savanna habitats and semidesert. No records exist regarding the major threats.
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starts withIts range includes several countries in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somaliland, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
It is documented in association with savanna habitats, though it has also been found in semi-arid climates
As of 2017, it is regarded as a least-concern species by the IUCN.It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its population is presumably large; and its habitat extent and quality is not likely to be lost at a fast enough rate to qualify the species for a more threatened category.