Nycteris nana

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 nana

Name

Nycteris nana K. Andersen, 1912

Type locality: Equatorial Guinea, Rio Muni, Benito River.

Synonyms

tristis Allen and Lawrence, 1936

References

K. Andersen, 1912. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 10: 547.
Conservation status: IUCN link: Nycteris nana (Least Concern)

Distribution

Cote d’Ivoire to North-East Angola
West Kenya
South-West Sudan

Vernacular names
English: Dwarf Slit-faced Bat.