Malayan Slit-Faced Bat - Nycteris tragata
( K. Andersen, 1912 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
the species has been collected from a wide variety of forests including primary dipterocarp forest, secondary forests, kerangas, limestone areas and peat swamp forest (Anwarali et al. 2008; Soisook 2011; Jayaraj et al. 2011, 2013; Huang et al. 2014). It roosts in small groups in fallen tree hollows and similar man-made hollows such as culverts as well as crevices of large boulders and in limestone caves.

Range:
This species' distribution includes Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (Indonesia) and throughout Borneo (Simmons 2005, Shazali et al. 2018).The type locality for this species is Bidi caves, Sarawak, Borneo Malaysia. In Sabah this species is found in Bohay Dulang, Semporna, Sepilok, Tawau HP, Monggis Sub Station.

Conservation:
The species range includes several protected areas.

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