Bate's slit-faced bat
Bate's slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge ) is a species of slit-faced bat frequently confused with Nycteris major. It is broadly distributed and common, living throughout many parts of Africa in forests and savannas.
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starts withBates's slit-faced bat, as the common name suggests, has a "deep median furrow" down its face.Its ears are large and rounded.Its dental formula is 2.1.1.33.1.2.3 for a total of 32 teeth. It has a particularly large brain for an insectivorous bat species.
It is found throughout Central and West Africa, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.It is found in lowland areas.
As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a large geographic range; its population is presumably large; and it is not likely experiencing rapid population decline.