Nycteris major K. Andersen 1912

Nycteris major K. Andersen 1912, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10: 547.

Type Locality: Cameroon, Ja (= Dja) River.

Vernacular Names: Dja Slit-faced Bat.

Synonyms: Nycteris avakubia J. A. Allen 1917 .

Distribution: Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo, and Zambia.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: arge species group. Includes avakubia; see Koopman (1965) and Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1985).