Bats of Africa

A comprehensive checklist of bats occurring in Africa and surrounding islands.

This is the companion guide for the AfriBats project:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/afribats

Bates's slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris arge
Andersen's slit-faced bat
Nycteris aurita
Gambian slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris gambiensis
Large slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris grandis
Hairy slit-faced bat 2
Nycteris hispida
Intermediate slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris intermedia
Large-eared slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris macrotis
Madagascar slit-faced bat
Nycteris madagascariensis
Dja slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris major
Dwarf slit-faced bat 1
Nycteris nana
Parisi's slit-faced bat
Nycteris parisii
Egyptian slit-faced bat 3
Nycteris thebaica
Vinson's slit-faced bat
Nycteris vinsoni
Wood's slit-faced bat
Nycteris woodi
Peters' sheath-tailed bat 4
Paremballonura atrata
Western sheath-tailed bat
Paremballonura tiavato
Pel's pouched bat 1
Saccolaimus peli
Hamilton's Tomb Bat
Taphozous hamiltoni
Hildegarde's Tomb Bat 5
Taphozous hildegardeae
Mauritian tomb bat 6
Taphozous mauritianus
Naked-rumped Tomb Bat 1
Taphozous nudiventris
Egyptian Tomb Bat 1
Taphozous perforatus
African sheath-tailed bat 7
Coleura afra
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
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 1
Miniopterus inflatus
Maghrebian bent-wing bat 1
Miniopterus maghrebensis
Miniopterus mahafaliensis
Major's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus majori
Manavi long-fingered bat
Miniopterus manavi
Least long-fingered bat 5
Miniopterus minor
Mozambican long-fingered bat 1
Miniopterus mossambicus
Natal long-fingered bat 8
Miniopterus natalensis
Newton's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus newtoni
Peterson's long-fingered bat
Miniopterus petersoni
Schreibers' long-fingered bat 9
Miniopterus schreibersii
Sororcula long-fingered bat
Miniopterus sororculus
Villiers' long-fingered bat 10
Miniopterus villiersi
Lesueur's hairy bat
Cistugo lesueuri
Angolan hairy bat
Cistugo seabrae
Anjouan myotis
Myotis anjouanensis
Rufous mouse-eared bat 1
Myotis bocagii
Long-fingered bat 11
Myotis capaccinii
Kock's mouse-eared bat
Myotis dieteri
Geoffroy's bat 12
Myotis emarginatus
Escalera's mouse-eared bat 13
Myotis escalerai
Malagasy mouse-eared bat 14
Myotis goudoti
Morris' mouse-eared bat 1
Myotis morrisi
Whiskered bat 15
Myotis mystacinus
Felten's myotis 16
Myotis punicus
Scott's mouse-eared bat
Myotis scotti
Cape hairy bat 8
Myotis tricolor
Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat 1
Myotis welwitschii
Mount Gargues pipistrelle
Pipistrellus aero
Anchieta's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus anchietae
Desert pipistrelle
Pipistrellus ariel
Dark Madagascar pipistrelle
Pipistrellus bemainty
Dark-brown serotine 10
Pipistrellus brunneus
Cape serotine 3
Pipistrellus capensis
Broad-headed pipistrelle 1
Pipistrellus crassulus
Eisentraut's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus eisentrauti
Grandidier's pipistrelle 1
Pipistrellus grandidieri
Tiny serotine 1
Pipistrellus guineensis
Hanak's dwarf bat
Pipistrellus hanaki
Heller's pipistrelle 17
Pipistrellus helios
Dusky pipistrelle
Pipistrellus hesperidus
Aellen's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus inexspectatus
Isabelline White-winged Serotine 1
Pipistrellus isabella
Kuhl's pipistrelle 18
Pipistrellus kuhlii
Lanza's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus lanzai
Madeira pipistrelle
Pipistrellus maderensis
Mouselike pipistrelle
Pipistrellus musciculus
Tiny pipistrelle 1
Pipistrellus nanulus
Banana pipistrelle 19
Pipistrellus nanus
Dar-es-Salaam pipistrelle
Pipistrellus permixtus
Common Pipistrelle 15
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pygmy pipistrelle 20
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Racey's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus raceyi
Rendall's serotine 5
Pipistrellus rendalli
Roberts' pipistrelle
Pipistrellus robertsi
Rosevear's serotine 1
Pipistrellus roseveari
Rüppell's pipistrelle 21
Pipistrellus rueppellii
Rusty pipistrelle
Pipistrellus rusticus
Savi's pipistrelle 22
Pipistrellus savii
Somali serotine 1
Pipistrellus somalicus
Stanley's Serotine
Pipistrellus stanleyi
White-winged serotine 1
Pipistrellus tenuipinnis
Zulu serotine
Pipistrellus zuluensis
Ethiopian big-eared bat
Plecotus balensis
Christie's big-eared bat
Plecotus christii
Gaisler's long-eared bat 23
Plecotus gaisleri
Canary Big-eared Bat 24
Plecotus teneriffae

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