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Nycteris thebaica (Egyptian slit-faced bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Nycteridae

Taxonomy
Nycteris thebaica was named by Saint-Hilaire (1818). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Nycteris thebaica Saint-Hilaire
2005Nycteris thebaica Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyNycteridae
genusNycterisGeoffroy 1803
speciesthebaicaSaint-Hilaire 1818

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nycteris thebaica Saint-Hilaire 1818 [Egyptian slit-faced bat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Nycteris thebaica (21949)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Nycteris thebaica (21693)