Nycteris

• Hairy Long-eared Bat Nycteris hispida

  

  The hairy long-eared bat occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa. Its ears are longer than its head, and the long tail has a T-shaped tip.

• Javan Hollow-faced Bat Nycteris javanica

  

  A 1993 study of Southeast Asian specimens recognized this bat as a distinct Nycteris species. It concluded that the species occurs mainly on Java and nearby islands.

• Cape Long-eared Bat Nycteris thebaica

  

  This bat ranges across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Its large ears, divided noseleaf and T-shaped tail are distinctive, and it hunts insects and other small invertebrates.

• Malayan Hollow-faced Bat Nycteris tragata

  

  A bat recorded in Southeast Asian forests. It has long ears and facial grooves, and roosts in small groups in caves or hollow trees.

• Bates's Slit-faced Bat Nycteris arge

  Bates's Slit-faced Bat is a small bat recorded in African forests and forest-savanna mosaics. It often roosts in hollow trees by day and forages in the forest understory.

• Andersen's Slit-faced Bat Nycteris aurita

  This slit-faced bat has records from several parts of East Africa. Ear length has been used to distinguish it from close relatives, although its taxonomic status has been debated.

• Gambian Slit-faced Bat Nycteris gambiensis

  The 1998 systematics study treats the Gambian slit-faced bat as a distinct species in West Africa; it is also recorded in several parts of Guinea-Bissau.

• Large Slit-faced Bat Nycteris grandis

  The large slit-faced bat occurs in parts of West, Central, East, and southern Africa. A deep groove runs from its nostrils toward the bases of its ears.

• Intermediate Slit-faced Bat Nycteris intermedia

  This small bat has a longitudinal slit in its noseleaf. It occurs mainly in African forests and gleans prey near the ground in the forest understorey.

• Large-eared Slit-faced Bat Nycteris macrotis

  The large-eared slit-faced bat has reddish fur and prominent ears. In Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley, it roosts alone in caves and similar shelters in riverine forest.

• Dja Slit-faced Bat Nycteris major

  This bat has a long slit in its noseleaf. It forages close to the ground in forest understory and is known from few localities.

• Dwarf Slit-faced Bat Nycteris nana

  The dwarf slit-faced bat is a small bat with a slit in its noseleaf. It searches for insects close to the forest floor.

• Hairy Long-eared Bat Nycteris hispida

  The hairy long-eared bat occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa. Its ears are longer than its head, and the long tail has a T-shaped tip.

• Malayan Hollow-faced Bat Nycteris tragata

  A bat recorded in Southeast Asian forests. It has long ears and facial grooves, and roosts in small groups in caves or hollow trees.

• Cape Long-eared Bat Nycteris thebaica

  This bat ranges across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Its large ears, divided noseleaf and T-shaped tail are distinctive, and it hunts insects and other small invertebrates.

• Javan Hollow-faced Bat Nycteris javanica

  A 1993 study of Southeast Asian specimens recognized this bat as a distinct Nycteris species. It concluded that the species occurs mainly on Java and nearby islands.