Biology:Javan slit-faced bat

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Short description: Species of bat

Javan slit-faced bat
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.35299 ven - Nycteris javanica javanica - skin.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Species:
N. javanica
Binomial name
Nycteris javanica
E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813

The Javan slit-faced bat (Nycteris javanica) is a species of slit-faced bat found on the Kangean Islands of Indonesia, Nusa Penida, Java, and West Timor. The species' population is decreasing.[1]

They have been recorded roosting in caves, coconut plantations, hollow bases of trees, and culverts, and live in small groups. The major threat to it is agriculture. It is protected in Gunung Pangrano.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1829712 entry