Gambian slit-faced bat
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| Species: | N. gambiensis
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| Nycteris gambiensis (K. Andersen, 1912)
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The Gambian slit-faced bat (Nycteris gambiensis) is a species of bat in the family Nycteridae found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Nycteris gambiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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