Egyptian slit-faced bat

Often called ‘whispering’ bats because their echolocation used to access the area and prey location are low intensity and not strong

Dr Winifred F Frick

Egyptian slit-faced bat has a deep slit that runs from the base of the ears to the nostrils and between the nose leaves. Their fur is silky and long, with colors varying from grey to murky brown, to light red, and with a white to light grey stomach.

They often occupy two roosts, one for resting during the daytime, whereas they only spend a few hours in the night roost before going out to forage. They are generalist-opportunistic feeders, which means their diet consists of a wide range of prey, according to season and prey availability, such as Coleoptera during the spring, Orthoptera during the summer, Hemiptera in autumn, and Lepidoptera during the winter.

Distribution

Country
Population est.
Status
Year
Comments
Angola
2016
Benin
2016
Botswana
2016
Burkina Faso
2016
Burundi
2016
Cameroon
2016
Central Af. Rep.
2016
Chad
2016
Congo-Brazzaville
2016
Côte D’ivoire
2016
DR Congo (Kinshasa)
2016
Djibouti
2016
Egypt
2016
Eritrea
2016
Eswatini
2016
Ethiopia
2016
Gambia
2016
Ghana
2016
Guinea-Bissau
2016
Guinea
2016
Israel
2016
Jordan
2016
Kenya
2016
Lebanon
2016
Possibly Extant
Lesotho
2016
Possibly Extant
Liberia
2016
Possibly Extant
Libya
2016
Malawi
2016
Mali
2016
Mauritania
2016
Possibly Extant
Morocco
2016
Mozambique
2016
Namibia
2016
Niger
2016
Nigeria
2016
Rwanda
2016
Saudi Arabia
2016
Senegal
2016
Sierra Leone
2016
Somalia
2016
South Africa
2016
Sudan
2016
Tanzania
2016
Togo
2016
Uganda
2016
Yemen
2016
Zambia
2016
Zimbabwe
2016

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Terrestrial / Aquatic

Altricial / Precocial

Polygamous / Monogamous

Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic

Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal

Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd / Colony

Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore

Migratory: Yes / No

Domesticated: Yes / No

Dangerous: Yes / No