Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Yangochiroptera
Superfamilia: Emballonuroidea
Familia: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Species: Nycteris arge
Name
Nycteris arge Thomas, 1903
Type locality: Cameroon, Efulen.
References
Thomas, 1903. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 7, 12: 633.
Conservation status: IUCN: Nycteris arge (Least Concern)
Distribution
Sierra Leone to South and East Congo
West Kenya
South-West Sudan
North-East Angola
Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)
Vernacular names
English: Bates's Slit-faced Bat.
Bates's slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge) is a species of slit-faced bat frequently confused with Nycteris major. It is broadly distributed and common, living throughout many parts of Africa in forests and savannas.[1]
It was described as a new species in 1903 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected from Cameroon by George Latimer Bates.[2]
Description
Bates's slit-faced bat, as the common name suggests, has a "deep median furrow" down its face. Its ears are large and rounded. Its dental formula is 2.1.1.33.1.2.3 for a total of 32 teeth.[3] It has a particularly large brain for an insectivorous bat species.[4]
Range and status
It is found throughout Central and West Africa, including Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. It is found in lowland areas.[1]
In 2017, it was evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.[1]
References
Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Nycteris arge". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14926A22016999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14926A22016999.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Thomas, O. (1903). "Three new bats from the Cameroons, discovered by Mr. G.L. Bates". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7. 12: 633–635. doi:10.1080/00222930309487045.
Thomas, N. M.; Harrison, D. L.; Bates, P. J. J. (1994). "A study of the baculum in the genus Nycteris (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Nycteridae) with consideration of its taxonomic importance". Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 45 (1): 17–31.
Pirlot, Paul; Stephan, Heinz (1970). "Encephalization in Chiroptera". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 48 (3): 433–444. doi:10.1139/z70-075.
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