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MammalMAP:   10638
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CA
Observer:   de Beer Len
Date of record:   2006-07-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   176970
Species name:   Nycteris thebaica
Common name:   Egyptian Slit-faced Bat -- Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Family:   Nycteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-10638
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10638 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Either Egyptian Slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) or Hairy Slit-faced bat (N. hispida). Unlikely to be the latter which is much more scarce and ears appear too long in relation to head length.
Date:   2014-07-15 22:48:22
Species name:   Nycteris thebaica -- Egyptian Slit-faced Bat; Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Species code:   176970

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