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title: "Egyptian Slit-faced Bat"
description: "Nycteris thebaica — Mamíferos. The Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/egyptian-slit-faced-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

> Nycteris thebaica — Mamíferos. The Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East.

- Scientific name: *Nycteris thebaica*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 280
- Wikidata: [Q1830648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1830648)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41192](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41192)

## Names

- en: Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
- de: Ägyptische Schlitznasen-Fledermaus
- es: Murciélago Cari Hendido Africano
- fr: Nyctère de la Thébaïde
- nl: Thebaanse spleetneusvleermuis
- pl: Bruzdonos egipski

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (139), NA (40), BW (16), ZW (12), OM (4), ZM (3)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_slit-faced_bat

## Photo

![Egyptian Slit-faced Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/egyptian-slit-faced-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: motorbikematt · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2188666

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/egyptian-slit-faced-bat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).