Hollow-faced bat

(Nycteris tragata)

Description

The Malayan slit-faced bat (Nycteris tragata) is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Chiroptera
Family:Nycteridae
Genus:Nycteris
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