Egyptian slit-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Egyptian slit-faced bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nycteris thebaica
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Nycteridae

Where does the Egyptian slit-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Egyptian slit-faced bat in 5 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Egyptian slit-faced bat endangered?

The Egyptian 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 Egyptian slit-faced bat?

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

About the Egyptian slit-faced bat

The Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Egyptian slit-faced bat (revision 1381276952), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).