Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
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Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Nycteris thebaica

Overview

Kruger National Park, Kunene / Kaokoveld and Etosha National Park are among the eight atlas places where the Egyptian Slit-faced Bat is recorded. Its records concentrate in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa and Uganda. The atlas holds 203 records of this mammal from 10 countries. This species, also known as Nycteris thebaica, is further recorded in Namib-Naukluft and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Records
203
Countries
10
Atlas places
8
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Egyptian Slit-faced Bat as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 148 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mozambique
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 29 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 15 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • South Africa
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 4 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Togo
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Uganda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Botswana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 1 record · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon
  • Namibia
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon
  • Palestinian Territories
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Uncommon
  • Eswatini
    25 km zone · low confidence · 0 records · updated 40 days ago
    Rare

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Egyptian Slit-faced Bat