Nycteris arge Thomas 1903

Nycteris arge Thomas 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12: 633.

Type Locality: Cameroon, Efulen.

Vernacular Names: Bates's Slit-faced Bat.

Distribution: Sierra Leone to S and E Dem. Rep. Congo; W Kenya; SW Sudan; NE Angola; Bioko (Equatorial Guinea).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: arge species group. Formerly included intermedia; see Hayman and Hill (1971), but see Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1985).