The Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma cystops ) is a species of mouse-tailed bat found in North Africa and the Middle East.
It has a dental formula of 1.1.1.32.1.2.3 for a total of 28 teeth.
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.It has been documented at elevations up to 1,100 m (3,600 ft) above sea level.
It is a colonial species, forming aggregations consisting of a few individuals or as many as one thousand. It utilizes both caves and human structures as roosts.
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 wide geographic range and no major threats to its existence are known.