Bates's slit-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Bates's slit-faced bat Nycteris arge Least concern

Where the Bates's slit-faced bat lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 10 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Nycteris arge
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Nycteridae

Is the Bates's slit-faced bat endangered?

The Bates's slit-faced bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bates's slit-faced bat?

The Bates's slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Nycteridae, genus Nycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bates's slit-faced bat

Bates'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.

It was described as a new species in 1903 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected from Cameroon by George Latimer Bates.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bates's slit-faced bat (revision 1313855244), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831239 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).