Pictures and facts about the Slit-faced bats

Slit-faced bats

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Nycteridae
Genus : Nycteris

Facts about the genus Nycteris, the slit-faced bats

Slit-faced bats are primarily insectivorous, but may occasionally eat small vertebrates (such as frogs or mice) if given the opportunity. (Full text)

and the breeze today reminds me of the passage in george macdonald's the day boy and the night girl where the wind's effect on nycteris is described during their first encounter:as she knelt, something softly flapped her, embraced her, stroked her, fondled her. (Full text)

The carnivorous slit-faced bats are found throughout most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. (Full text)

1981: The genus Nycteris is used instead of Lasiuris by some, including E. (Full text)

CommentsThe genus Nycteris is used instead of Lasiuris by some, including E. (Full text)

nycteris is not a member of any public groups (Full text)

In short, any meeting with Nycteris is an encounter with the seriously weird. (Full text)

The slit-faced bats are small, around three to five centimetres long. (Full text)

The Day Boy, Photogen, is never exposed to darkness, and the Night Girl, Nycteris, is hidden away from the sun. (Full text)

Common slit-faced bats are capable of slow agile flight enabling them to hunt close to the ground and in dense vegetation. (Full text)