Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Nycteridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 391-394 : 391

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11329121
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scientific name	Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912
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Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912 View in CoL

Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10: 547.

Type Locality: Kenya, Kitui.

Vernacular Names: Andersen's Slit-faced Bat.

Distribution: Ethiopia, S Somalia, N + E Kenya, NE Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: hispida species group. Often considered a synonym or subspecies of hispida , but apparently distinct; see Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1993 b).

References

Andersen, K. 1912. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Vol. 1. Megachiroptera. Second ed. British Museum (Natural History), London, 854 pp.

Van Cakenberghe, V., and F. De Vree. 1993 b. Systematics of African Nycteris (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Part II. The Nycteris hispida group. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 44: 299 - 332.