Nycteris

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: 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: N. arge - N. aurita - N. gambiensis - N. grandis - N. hispida - N. intermedia - N. javanica - N. macrotis - N. madagascariensis - N. major - N. nana - N. parisii - N. thebaica - N. tragata - N. vinsoni - N. woodi

Name

Nycteris E. Geoffroy & G. Cuvier, 1795

Type Species: Vespertilio hispidus Schreber, 1774

Synonyms

Petalia Gray, 1838
Pelatia Gray, 1866

References

E. Geoffroy & G. Cuvier. 1795. Mag. Encyclop., 2: 186.
Nycteris in Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).

Vernacular names
English: Slit-faced bats.