Genus

Slit-faced Bats

Nycteris

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyNycteridae (Slit-faced Bats)
GenusNycteris (Slit-faced Bats)

Species in this group

Nycteris tragata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nycteris thebaica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Slit-faced Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 13 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~10%
	Malayan Slit-faced Bat			~10%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			<5%

Slit-faced Bats

Species in this group

Malayan Slit-faced Bat

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Slit-faced Bats

Parks Ranked