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MammalMAP:   11656
Province:  
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1821BD
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2006-07-19
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Bush camp within camelthorn savanna
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   176769
Species name:   Nycteris sp.
Common name:   Slit-faced Bats
Family:   Nycteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Common Slit-faced Bat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-11656
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 11656 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Slit-faced bat. Not possible to say for sure which species but probably Egyptian slit-faced bat (N. thebaica). Note: **It is best to handle wild animals with gloves **
Date:   2014-10-20 21:10:07
Species name:   Nycteris sp. -- Slit-faced Bats
Species code:   176769

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