Parissi's slit-faced bat

Parissi's slit-faced bat (Nycteris parisii) is a species of slit-faced bat that may live in dry savanna regions of East Africa, near the Duba Valley and Benue River along with large rivers. It is only known from three specimens. One was found in northern Cameroon, one from southern Ethiopia, and the third from southern Somalia. Another possible specimen was found in West Africa, but it may be a member of a separate species, N. benuensis.

Parissi's slit-faced bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Nycteridae
Genus:	Nycteris
Species:	N. parisii
Binomial name
Nycteris parisii de Beaux, 1924

No specimens have been found since the 1980s. Little is known about the biology or behavior of N. parisii, and roosts have never been found.

References

1. Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Bergmans, W.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Jacobs, D. (2019). "Nycteris parisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44695A22074582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44695A22074582.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.