The Javan slit-faced bat (''Nycteris javanica'') is a species of
slit-faced bat found on the
Kangean Islands of Indonesia,
Nusa Penida, Java, and
West Timor. The species' population is decreasing.
They have been recorded roosting in caves, coconut plantations, hollow bases of trees, and culverts, and live in small groups. The major threat to it is agriculture. It is protected in
Gunung Pangrano.
References
Bats of Asia
Nycteridae
Mammals described in 1813
Taxa named by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
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