Nycteris thebaica
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Species: Nycteris thebaica
Subspecies: N. t. adana – N. t. angolensis – N. t. brockmani – N. t. capensis – N. t. damarensis – N. t. labiata – N. t. najdiya – N. t. thebaica
Name
[edit]Nycteris thebaica E. Geoffroy, 1818
Type locality: Egypt, Thebes (near Luxor).
Synonyms
[edit]- aethiopicus Heuglin and Fitzinger, 1866
References
[edit]- E. Geoffroy, 1818. Descrip. de L'Egypte, 2: 119.
- Conservation status: IUCN: Nycteris thebaica (Least Concern)
Distribution
[edit]- Central Arabia, Israel, Sinai, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, South Africa, Zanzibar, Pemba
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Egyptian Slit-faced Bat.
עברית: לילן
עברית: לילן