Nycteris parisii, De Beaux, 1923

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Nycteridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 374-386 : 385

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Parisi’s Slitfaced Bat

Nycteris parisii

French: Nyctere de Parisi / German: Parisi-Schlitznase / Spanish: Nicterio de Parisi

Other common names: Parissi's Slit-faced Bat

Taxonomy. Petalia parisii De Beaux, 1923 ,

“Balli, Somalia.”

Nycteris paris belongs to the macrotis group. It was previously considered conspecific with N. wood:i. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known from just four localities in N Cameroon, S Ethiopia, and S Somalia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 46-47 mm, tail 44-50 mm, ear 30 mm, hindfoot 9 mm, forearm 38-41 mm; weight 7 g. Parisi’s Slit-faced Batis very small and has short, rounded wings. Longitudinal cleft runs along top of muzzle, covering noseleaves. Furis long and fluffy, grayish brown dorsally, and grayish ventrally. Ears are long. Wing membranes are dark brown.

Habitat. Riverine forests or swamps in semiarid savanna.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Justfive specimens of Parisi’s Slit-faced Bat have been collected at four widely different geographical locations. Until more information becomes available, Parisi’s Slit-faced Bat will remain one of the poorest known bats on the African continent.

Bibliography. Cotterill (2013f), Thomas et al. (1994), Van Cakenberghe & De Vree (1985), Varty & Hill (1988).

Figures

1. Bates’s Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris arge), 2. Intermediate Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris intermedia), 3. Dwarf Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris nana), 4. Dja Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris major), 5. Malayan Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris tragata), 6. Javan Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris javanica), 7. Andersen’s Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris aurita), 8. Large Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris grandis), 9. Hairy Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris hispida), 10. Large-eared Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris macrotis), 11. Madagascar Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris madagascariensis), 12. Parisi’s Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris parisii), 13. Wood's Shitfaced Bat (Nycteris wood), 14. Gambian Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris gambiensis), 15. Egyptian Slitfaced Bat (Nycteris thebaica)

Distribution. Known from just four localities in N Cameroon , S Ethiopia , and S Somalia .