Nycteridae is the family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. They are grouped in a single genus, Nycteris.

The bats are found in East Malaysia, Indonesia and many parts of Africa.

Classification

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Most sources report 13 species. However 16 have been described. Those of indeterminate status are marked with "?" in the list below.

Familia Nycteridae Van der Hoeven , 1855

• Nycteris G. Cuvier & E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1795
• Nycteris arge Thomas , 1903
• Nycteris aurita K. Andersen , (1912)
• Nycteris gambiensis Andersen , (1912)
• Nycteris grandis Peters , 1865
• Nycteris hispida Schreber , (1775)
  • Nycteris hispida hispida
  • Nycteris hispida pallida
• Nycteris intermedia Aellen ,1959
• Nycteris javanica E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ,1813
• Nycteris macrotis Dobson ,1876
  • Nycteris macrotis aethiopica
  • Nycteris macrotis macrotis Dobson ,1876
  • Nycteris macrotis luteola
• Nycteris vinsoni Dalquest ,1965?
• Nycteris madagascariensis Grandidier ,1937?
• Nycteris major Andersen ,(1912)
  • Nycteris major avakubia
  • Nycteris major major
• Nycteris nana Andersen ,(1912)
  • Nycteris nana nana
  • Nycteris nana tristis
• Nycteris thebaica E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ,1818
  • Nycteris thebaica adana
  • Nycteris thebaica albiventer
  • Nycteris thebaica capensis
  • Nycteris thebaica damarensis
  • Nycteris thebaica najdiya Kock & Nader ,1983
  • Nycteris thebaica thebaica
• Nycteris tragata Andersen ,(1912)
  • Nycteris parisii De Beaux ,1924?
  • Nycteris woodi Andersen ,1914

References

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• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/mammalia/chiroptera/nycteridae/nycteris/ Data from funet.ni]

Bats | Fauna of Indonesia | Fauna of Malaysia

Schlitznasen | Nycteris | Skeltasnukiniai šikšnosparniai | Spleetneusvleermuizen | Щелемордые

References in Borneo

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Abdullah MT. 2003. Biogeography and variation of Cynopterus brachyotis in Southeast Asia. PhD thesis. The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.

Corbet, GB, Hill JE. 1992. The mammals of the Indomalayan region: a systematic review. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Hall LS, Gordon G. Grigg, Craig Moritz, Besar Ketol, Isa Sait, Wahab Marni and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Biogeography of fruit bats in Southeast Asia. Sarawak Museum Journal LX(81):191-284.

Karim, C., A.A. Tuen and M.T. Abdullah. 2004. Mammals. Sarawak Museum Journal Special Issue No. 6. 80: 221—234.

Mohd. Azlan J., Ibnu Maryanto , Agus P. Kartono and M.T. Abdullah. 2003 Diversity, Relative Abundance and Conservation of Chiropterans in Kayan Mentarang National Park, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarawak Museum Journal 79: 251-265.

Hall LS, Richards GC, Abdullah MT. 2002. The bats of Niah National Park, Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal. 78: 255-282.

Wilson DE, Reeder DM. 2005. Mammal species of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.

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