Dwarf Slit-Faced Bat - Nycteris nana
( K. Andersen, 1912 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
The bat has been recorded from both dry and moist lowland forest, gallery forest and moist savanna. It has been found roosting in standing trees in small family groups (Rosevear 1965; Grubb et al. 1998).

Range:
This species has been widely recorded in West and Central Africa, with some records from East Africa. It ranges from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in the west, through south Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, to Uganda and western Kenya. It ranges as far south as northern Angola. Generally a lowland species, but can be found up to 2,100 m Asl.

Conservation:
It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, general ecology and threats to this species.

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