NYCTERIDAE, Van der Hoeven, 1855
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6576920 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6418552 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D264C-754F-D70B-84D4-FE3C55D7FB15 |
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Plazi |
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NYCTERIDAE |
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Family NYCTERIDAE View in CoL
(SLIT-FACED BATS)
• Small to medium-sized with relatively long and thick pelage, small eyes, distinctive cleft running longitudinally along muzzle that covers noseleaves, and long ears.
• 7-17cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan regions. View Figure
• Deserts, arid grasslands, savannas, and tropical forests from sea level to mid-elevations on mountains.
• 1 genus, 15 species, 15 axa.
• 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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