mammal · Chiroptera · Nycteridae
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Nycteris thebaica E.Geoffroy, 1818 — also called Cape Long-eared Bat, Common Slit-faced Bat, Cape Slit-faced Bat. Occurrence records of the Egyptian Slit-faced Bat are shared on GBIF from around 6 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (5 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
6reserves with records
18records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 2 |
| Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
By province
- Limpopo
- 2 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Nycteridae
- Scientific name
- Nycteris thebaica
- GBIF taxon
- 5218614
- Wikidata
- Q1830648
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.