Bats of Africa

Long-haired rousette
Stenonycteris lanosus 1
Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Micropteropus intermedius
Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Micropteropus pusillus 2
Short-palated fruit bat
Casinycteris argynnis 3
Campo-Ma’an fruit bat
Casinycteris campomaanensis 4
Pohle's fruit bat
Casinycteris ophiodon 4
Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat
Epomops buettikoferi
Dobson's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomops dobsonii 4
Franquet's Epauletted Bat
Epomops franqueti 4
Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus angolensis
Ansell's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus anselli
Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus crypturus 5
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus gambianus 4
Lesser Angolan Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus grandis
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus labiatus 4
East African Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus minimus
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus wahlbergi 6
Madagascan fruit bat
Eidolon dupreanum 7
Straw-colored fruit bat
Eidolon helvum 8
Hammer-headed Fruit Bat
Hypsignathus monstrosus 4
Egyptian rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus 4
Madagascan rousette
Rousettus madagascariensis 9
Comoro rousette
Rousettus obliviosus
Aldabra flying fox
Pteropus aldabrensis 10
Comoro black flying fox
Pteropus livingstonii 11
Greater Mascarene flying fox
Pteropus niger 12
Rodrigues flying fox
Pteropus rodricensis 13
Madagascan flying fox
Pteropus rufus 14
Seychelles flying fox
Pteropus seychellensis 15
Dark flying fox
Pteropus subniger 16
Pemba flying fox
Pteropus voeltzkowi 17
Western Woermann's fruit bat
Megaloglossus azagnyi 4
Woermann's fruit bat
Megaloglossus woermanni 18
Angolan Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris angolensis 19
São Tomé Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris brachycephala
Sierra Leone Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris leptodon 4
East African Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris relicta 20
Little Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris torquata 18
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted bat
Nanonycteris veldkampii 4
Bergmans' fruit bat
Scotonycteris bergmansi 21
Hayman's tear-drop fruit bat
Scotonycteris occidentalis 4
Zenker's fruit bat
Scotonycteris zenkeri
Anchieta's broad-faced fruit bat
Plerotes anchietae
Egyptian mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma cystops 22
Macinnes's mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma macinnesi
Greater mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma microphyllum 23
Adam's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus adami
Halcyon horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus alcyone 24
Blasius's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus blasii 25
Cape horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus capensis
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus clivosus 4
Cohen's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cohenae 26
Damara horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus damarensis
Darling's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus darlingi 27
Decken's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus deckenii 28
Dent's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus denti
Eloquent horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus eloquens 4
Mediterranean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus euryale
Greater horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum 29
Rüppell's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus fumigatus 4
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus geoffroyi 30
Guinean horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus guineensis 18
Hildebrandt's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hildebrandtii 28
Hill's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hilli
Upland horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hillorum 18
Lesser horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros 31
Horáček's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus horaceki
Kahuzi horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus kahuzi
Lander's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus landeri 4
Mount Mabu horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus mabuensis
Maclaud's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus maclaudi 18
Maendeleo horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus maendeleo 4
Mehely's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus mehelyi 32
Mozambican horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus mossambicus
Ruwenzori horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ruwenzorii
Sakeji horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus sakejiensis 4
Forest horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus silvestris
Bushveld horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus simulator 33
Smithers's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus smithersi
Swinny's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus swinnyi
Willard's horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus willardi 4
Ziama horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ziama 34
Heart-nosed bat
Cardioderma cor
Yellow-winged bat
Lavia frons 35
Grandidier's trident bat
Paratriaenops auritus
Trouessart's trident bat
Paratriaenops furculus
Paratriaenops pauliani
Paratriaenops pauliani
African trident bat
Triaenops afer 28
Rufous trident bat
Triaenops menamena
Percival's trident bat
Cloeotis percivali 26
Aba roundleaf bat
Hipposideros abae 4
Benito roundleaf bat
Hipposideros beatus 4
Sundevall's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros caffer 28
Cameroon leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros camerunensis 28
Commerson's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros commersonii 36
Short-tailed roundleaf bat
Hipposideros curtus
Cyclops roundleaf bat
Hipposideros cyclops 4
Sooty Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros fuliginosus 4
Giant leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros gigas 37
Jones's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros jonesi 4
Lamotte's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros lamottei 4
Aellen's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros marisae 18
Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat
Hipposideros megalotis
Noack's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros ruber 38
Hipposideros tephrus
Hipposideros tephrus
São Tomé leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros thomensis 38
Striped leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros vittatus 4
Somali trident leaf-nosed bat
Asellia italosomalica
Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat
Asellia patrizii
Geoffroy's trident leaf-nosed bat
Asellia tridens 18
Bates's slit-faced bat
Nycteris arge 4
Andersen's slit-faced bat
Nycteris aurita
Gambian slit-faced bat
Nycteris gambiensis 4
Large slit-faced bat
Nycteris grandis 4
Hairy slit-faced bat
Nycteris hispida 39
Intermediate slit-faced bat
Nycteris intermedia 4
Large-eared slit-faced bat
Nycteris macrotis 4
Madagascar slit-faced bat
Nycteris madagascariensis
Dja slit-faced bat
Nycteris major 4
Dwarf slit-faced bat
Nycteris nana 4
Parisi's slit-faced bat
Nycteris parisii
Egyptian slit-faced bat
Nycteris thebaica 40
Vinson's slit-faced bat
Nycteris vinsoni
Wood's slit-faced bat
Nycteris woodi
Peters' sheath-tailed bat
Paremballonura atrata 41
Western sheath-tailed bat
Paremballonura tiavato
Pel's pouched bat
Saccolaimus peli 4
Hamilton's Tomb Bat
Taphozous hamiltoni
Hildegarde's Tomb Bat
Taphozous hildegardeae 28
Mauritian tomb bat
Taphozous mauritianus 42
Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
Taphozous nudiventris 4
Egyptian Tomb Bat
Taphozous perforatus 4
African sheath-tailed bat
Coleura afra 43
Madagascar sheath-tailed bat
Coleura kibomalandy
Seychelles sheath-tailed bat
Coleura seychellensis
Aellen's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus aelleni
Montagne d’Ambre long-fingered bat
Miniopterus ambohitrensis
Miniopterus brachytragos
Miniopterus brachytragos
Eger's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus egeri
Lesser long-fingered bat
Miniopterus fraterculus
Glen's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus gleni
Griffiths' long-fingered bat
Miniopterus griffithsi
Griveaud's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus griveaudi
Greater long-fingered bat
Miniopterus inflatus 4
Maghrebian bent-wing bat
Miniopterus maghrebensis 4
Miniopterus mahafaliensis
Miniopterus mahafaliensis
Major's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus majori
Manavi long-fingered bat
Miniopterus manavi
Least long-fingered bat
Miniopterus minor 28
Mozambican long-fingered bat
Miniopterus mossambicus 4
Natal long-fingered bat
Miniopterus natalensis 30
Newton's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus newtoni
Peterson's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus petersoni
Schreibers' long-fingered bat
Miniopterus schreibersii 44
Sororcula long-fingered bat
Miniopterus sororculus
Villiers' long-fingered bat
Miniopterus villiersi 18
Lesueur's hairy bat
Cistugo lesueuri
Angolan hairy bat
Cistugo seabrae
Anjouan myotis
Myotis anjouanensis
Rufous mouse-eared bat
Myotis bocagii 4
Long-fingered bat
Myotis capaccinii 45
Kock's mouse-eared bat
Myotis dieteri
Geoffroy's bat
Myotis emarginatus 46
Escalera's mouse-eared bat
Myotis escalerai 47
Malagasy mouse-eared bat
Myotis goudoti 48
Morris' mouse-eared bat
Myotis morrisi 4
Whiskered bat
Myotis mystacinus 49
Felten's myotis
Myotis punicus 50
Scott's mouse-eared bat
Myotis scotti
Cape hairy bat
Myotis tricolor 30
Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat
Myotis welwitschii 4
Mount Gargues pipistrelle
Pipistrellus aero
Anchieta's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus anchietae
Desert pipistrelle
Pipistrellus ariel
Dark Madagascar pipistrelle
Pipistrellus bemainty
Dark-brown serotine
Pipistrellus brunneus 18
Cape serotine
Pipistrellus capensis 40
Broad-headed pipistrelle
Pipistrellus crassulus 4
Eisentraut's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus eisentrauti
Grandidier's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus grandidieri 4
Tiny serotine
Pipistrellus guineensis 4
Hanak's dwarf bat
Pipistrellus hanaki
Heller's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus helios 51
Dusky pipistrelle
Pipistrellus hesperidus
Aellen's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus inexspectatus
Isabelline White-winged Serotine
Pipistrellus isabella 4
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii 52
Lanza's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus lanzai
Madeira pipistrelle
Pipistrellus maderensis
Mouselike pipistrelle
Pipistrellus musciculus
Tiny pipistrelle
Pipistrellus nanulus 4
Banana pipistrelle
Pipistrellus nanus 53
Dar-es-Salaam pipistrelle
Pipistrellus permixtus
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus 49
Pygmy pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus 54
Racey's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus raceyi
Rendall's serotine
Pipistrellus rendalli 28
Roberts' pipistrelle
Pipistrellus robertsi
Rosevear's serotine
Pipistrellus roseveari 4
Rüppell's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus rueppellii 55
Rusty pipistrelle
Pipistrellus rusticus
Savi's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus savii 56
Somali serotine
Pipistrellus somalicus 4
Stanley's Serotine
Pipistrellus stanleyi
White-winged serotine
Pipistrellus tenuipinnis 4
Zulu serotine
Pipistrellus zuluensis
Ethiopian big-eared bat
Plecotus balensis
Christie's big-eared bat
Plecotus christii
Gaisler's long-eared bat
Plecotus gaisleri 33
Canary Big-eared Bat
Plecotus teneriffae 29
Light-winged Lesser House Bat
Scotoecus albofuscus 18
Dark-winged Lesser House Bat
Scotoecus hirundo 4
Alvensleben's House Bat
Scotophilus alvenslebeni
Réunion House Bat
Scotophilus borbonicus
Yellow-bellied House Bat
Scotophilus dinganii 4
White-bellied House Bat
Scotophilus leucogaster 4
Marovaza House Bat
Scotophilus marovaza
Giant House Bat
Scotophilus nigrita 24
Robbin's House Bat
Scotophilus nucella
Nut-colored House Bat
Scotophilus nux 18
Robust House Bat
Scotophilus robustus
Western Yellow Bat
Scotophilus tandrefana
Greenish House Bat
Scotophilus viridis 28
Desert long-eared bat
Otonycteris hemprichii 57
Tanzanian woolly bat
Kerivoula africana
Damara woolly bat
Kerivoula argentata 4
Copper woolly bat
Kerivoula cuprosa 4
Ethiopian woolly bat
Kerivoula eriophora
Lesser woolly bat
Kerivoula lanosa 55
Spurrell's woolly bat
Kerivoula phalaena 4
Smith's woolly bat
Kerivoula smithii 18
Botta's serotine
Eptesicus bottae
Horn-skinned bat
Eptesicus floweri
Long-tailed house bat
Eptesicus hottentotus
Isabell's serotine
Eptesicus isabellinus 50
Malagasy serotine
Eptesicus matroka
Lagos serotine
Eptesicus platyops
Angolan long-eared bat
Laephotis angolensis
Botswanan long-eared bat
Laephotis botswanae
Namib long-eared bat
Laephotis namibensis
De Winton's long-eared bat
Laephotis wintoni 28
Giant noctule
Nyctalus lasiopterus 45
Lesser noctule
Nyctalus leisleri
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula 58
Western barbastelle
Barbastella barbastellus
Eastern barbastelle
Barbastella leucomelas 59
Moloney's flat-headed bat
Mimetillus moloneyi 4
Allen's Striped Bat
Glauconycteris alboguttata
Silvered Bat
Glauconycteris argentata 60
Blackish Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris atra
Beatrix's Bat
Glauconycteris beatrix 4
Curry's Bat
Glauconycteris curryae
Bibundi Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris egeria
Glen's Wattled Bat
Glauconycteris gleni
Allen's Spotted Bat
Glauconycteris humeralis
Kenyan Wattled Bat
Glauconycteris kenyacola
Machado's Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris machadoi
Abo Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris poensis 4
Pied Bat
Glauconycteris superba 4
Variegated Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris variegata 4
Schlieffen's bat
Nycticeinops schlieffenii 18
Natal free-tailed bat
Mormopterus acetabulosus
Moutou's free-tailed bat
Mormopterus francoismoutoui
Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat
Mormopterus jugularis 38
Egyptian free-tailed bat
Tadarida aegyptiaca 40
Duke of Abruzzi's free-tailed bat
Tadarida aloysiisabaudiae 4
Ansorge's free-tailed bat
Tadarida ansorgei
Madagascar free-tailed bat
Tadarida atsinanana
Tadarida bakarii
Tadarida bakarii 4
Gland-tailed free-tailed bat
Tadarida bemmeleni
Spotted free-tailed bat
Tadarida bivittata
Sierra Leone free-tailed bat
Tadarida brachyptera 4
Chapin's free-tailed bat
Tadarida chapini 4
Angolan free-tailed bat
Tadarida condylura 4
Medje free-tailed bat
Tadarida congica
Mongalla free-tailed bat
Tadarida demonstrator 4
Madagascan large free-tailed bat
Tadarida fulminans
Gallagher's free-tailed bat
Tadarida gallagheri
Black and red free-tailed bat
Tadarida jobimena
Malagasy white-bellied free-tailed bat
Tadarida leucostigma 38
Kenyan big-eared free-tailed bat
Tadarida lobata
Lappet-eared free-tailed bat
Tadarida major 4
Midas free-tailed bat
Tadarida midas 61
Dwarf free-tailed bat
Tadarida nanula 4
Niangara free-tailed bat
Tadarida niangarae
Nigerian free-tailed bat
Tadarida nigeriae 4
White-bellied free-tailed bat
Tadarida niveiventer
Peterson's free-tailed bat
Tadarida petersoni
Little free-tailed bat
Tadarida pumila 4
Russet free-tailed bat
Tadarida russata 4
Spurrell's free-tailed bat
Tadarida spurrelli 4
European free-tailed bat
Tadarida teniotis 59
Railer free-tailed bat
Tadarida thersites 4
São Tomé free-tailed bat
Tadarida tomensis 4
Trevor's free-tailed bat
Tadarida trevori 4
African giant free-tailed bat
Tadarida ventralis 28
Harrison's Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops harrisoni 62
Madagascar free-tailed bat
Otomops madagascariensis
Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops martiensseni 4
Daubenton's free-tailed bat
Myopterus daubentonii 4
Bini free-tailed bat
Myopterus whitleyi 18
Peters's flat-headed bat
Platymops setiger 28
Roberts's flat-headed bat
Sauromys petrophilus
Eastern sucker-footed bat
Myzopoda aurita
Western sucker-footed bat
Myzopoda schliemanni
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