{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{speciesbox | name = Large-eared slit-faced bat |image=Nycteris macrotis.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref=<ref name="iucn 2017">{{cite iucn |author1=Monadjem, A. |author2=Bergmans, W. |author3=Mickleburgh, S. |author4=Hutson, A.M. |year=2017 |title=''Nycteris macrotis'' |article-number=e.T14933A22013415 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14933A22013415.en |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> | genus = Nycteris | species = macrotis | authority = Dobson, 1876 }} The '''large-eared slit-faced bat''' ('''''Nycteris macrotis'''''), is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. ''Nycteris vinsoni'' was once considered a synonym of ''N. macrotis'', but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider ''N. vinsoni'' to be a subspecies of ''N. macrotis'', and consider ''N. macrotis'' a species complex.
Three subspecies have been identified:{{cn|date=November 2022}}
* ''N. m. aethiopica'' * ''N. m. luteola'' * ''N. m. macrotis''
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{{Nycteridae}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q576412}}
Category:Bats of Africa Category:Nycteridae Category:Mammals described in 1876 Category:Taxa named by George Edward Dobson
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