Large-eared slit-faced bat
Species of bat
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The large-eared slit-faced bat (Nycteris macrotis), is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. Nycteris vinsoni was once considered a synonym of N. macrotis, but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider N. vinsoni to be a subspecies of N. macrotis, and consider N. macrotis a species complex.
| Large-eared slit-faced bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Nycteridae |
| Genus: | Nycteris |
| Species: | N. macrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nycteris macrotis Dobson, 1876 | |
Three subspecies have been identified:[citation needed]
- N. m. aethiopica
- N. m. luteola
- N. m. macrotis
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