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

Mount Gargues pipistrelle
Pipistrellus aero
Anchieta's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus anchietae
Desert pipistrelle
Pipistrellus ariel
Dark Madagascar pipistrelle
Pipistrellus bemainty
Dark-brown serotine 1
Pipistrellus brunneus
Cape serotine 2
Pipistrellus capensis
Broad-headed pipistrelle 3
Pipistrellus crassulus
Eisentraut's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus eisentrauti
Grandidier's pipistrelle 3
Pipistrellus grandidieri
Tiny serotine 3
Pipistrellus guineensis
Hanak's dwarf bat
Pipistrellus hanaki
Heller's pipistrelle 4
Pipistrellus helios
Dusky pipistrelle
Pipistrellus hesperidus
Aellen's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus inexspectatus
Isabelline White-winged Serotine 3
Pipistrellus isabella
Kuhl's pipistrelle 5
Pipistrellus kuhlii
Lanza's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus lanzai
Madeira pipistrelle
Pipistrellus maderensis
Mouselike pipistrelle
Pipistrellus musciculus
Tiny pipistrelle 3
Pipistrellus nanulus
Banana pipistrelle 6
Pipistrellus nanus
Dar-es-Salaam pipistrelle
Pipistrellus permixtus
Common Pipistrelle 7
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pygmy pipistrelle 8
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Racey's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus raceyi
Rendall's serotine 9
Pipistrellus rendalli
Roberts' pipistrelle
Pipistrellus robertsi
Rosevear's serotine 3
Pipistrellus roseveari
Rüppell's pipistrelle 10
Pipistrellus rueppellii
Rusty pipistrelle
Pipistrellus rusticus
Savi's pipistrelle 11
Pipistrellus savii
Somali serotine 3
Pipistrellus somalicus
Stanley's Serotine
Pipistrellus stanleyi
White-winged serotine 3
Pipistrellus tenuipinnis
Zulu serotine
Pipistrellus zuluensis
Angolan long-eared bat
Laephotis angolensis
Botswanan long-eared bat
Laephotis botswanae
Namib long-eared bat
Laephotis namibensis
De Winton's long-eared bat 9
Laephotis wintoni
Giant noctule 12
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Lesser noctule
Nyctalus leisleri
Noctule 13
Nyctalus noctula
Moloney's flat-headed bat 3
Mimetillus moloneyi
Schlieffen's bat 1
Nycticeinops schlieffenii

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