| Egyptian slit-faced bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Nycteridae |
| Genus: | Nycteris |
| Species: | N. thebaica
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| Binomial name | |
| Nycteris thebaica | |
The Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known.[1]
- ^ a b Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Nycteris thebaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14936A22014183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14936A22014183.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.