Nycteris macrotis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Rhinolophoidea
Familia: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Species: Nycteris macrotis
Subspecies: N. m. aethiopica - N. m. luteola - N. m. macrotis - N. m. oriana

Name

Nycteris macrotis Dobson, 1876

Type locality: Sierra Leone.

References

Dobson, 1876. Monogr. Asiat. Chiroptera: 80.
Conservation status: IUCN link: Nycteris macrotis (Least Concern)

Distribution

Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, south to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique
Zanzibar

Vernacular names
English: Large-eared Slit-faced Bat.