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

Javan slit-faced bat Nycteris javanica Vulnerable

Where the Javan 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 6 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Nycteris javanica
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Nycteridae

Is the Javan slit-faced bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Javan slit-faced bat?

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

About the Javan slit-faced bat

The Javan slit-faced bat (Nycteris javanica) is a species of slit-faced bat found on the Kangean Islands of Indonesia, Nusa Penida, Java, and West Timor. The species' population is decreasing.

They have been recorded roosting in caves, coconut plantations, hollow bases of trees, and culverts, and live in small groups. The major threat to it is agriculture. It is protected in Gunung Pangrano.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Javan slit-faced bat (revision 1314883390), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829712 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).