Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Nycteridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 391-394 : 391

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11329121
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scientific name	Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912
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Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912 View in CoL

Nycteris aurita K. Andersen 1912 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10: 547.

Type Locality: Kenya, Kitui.

Vernacular Names: Andersen's Slit-faced Bat.

Distribution: Ethiopia, S Somalia, N + E Kenya, NE Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: hispida species group. Often considered a synonym or subspecies of hispida , but apparently distinct; see Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1993 b).