Bats of Guinea
Checklist of bats of Guinea
Halcyon horseshoe bat
The Halcyon Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus alcyone) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Gabon, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...more ↓
Dent's horseshoe bat
Dent's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus denti) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family.
Rüppell's horseshoe bat
Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus fumigatus) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).
Guinean horseshoe bat
The Guinean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus guineensis) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats ...more ↓
Upland horseshoe bat
The Hill's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hillorum) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lander's horseshoe bat
Lander's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus landeri) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family found in Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves.
Maclaud's horseshoe bat
Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus maclaudi) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is endemic to Guinea. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bushveld horseshoe bat
The Bushveld Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus simulator) is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is ...more ↓
Ziama horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ziama is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Micropteropus pusillus) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, ...more ↓
Büttikofer's epauletted bat
Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gambian epauletted fruit bat
The Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus gambianus) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family.
Straw-colored fruit bat
The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, across forest and savanna zones of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. They have recently been classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List due to a ...more ↓
Hammer-headed fruit bat
The hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus), also known as the big-lipped bat, is widely distributed in equatorial Africa. This large bat is found in riverine forests, mangroves, swamps, and palm forests at elevations less than 1800 meters.
Egyptian rousette
The Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India. Due to their extensive geographic range, and relatively large wild population, Rousettus aegyptiacus does not hold any ...more ↓
Angolan collared fruit bat
The Angolan fruit bat or Angolan rousette (Lissonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, ...more ↓
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted bat
Veldkamp's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Nanonycteris veldkampii) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Nanonycteris. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, ...more ↓
Zenker's fruit bat
Zenker's Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris zenkeri) is a species of bat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical ...more ↓
Yellow-winged bat
The Yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa. The yellow winged bat uses echolocation to track down small insects flying through the air. Its acute, highly adapted hearing allows them to hear the high frequency waves that bounce of the insect. Echolocation works by using high frequency waves which the human ...more ↓
Aba roundleaf bat
The Aba Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros abae), also know as the Aba leaf-nosed bat is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in west Africa along the southern coast from Nigeria to Senegal. Populations have also been noted in Sudan and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, and ...more ↓
Benito roundleaf bat
The Benito Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros beatus) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland ...more ↓
Cyclops roundleaf bat
The Cyclops Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros cyclops) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family found in Africa Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sooty roundleaf bat
The Sooty Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros fuliginosus) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Jones's roundleaf bat
Jones's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros jonesi) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean ...more ↓
Lamotte's roundleaf bat
Lamotte's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros lamottei) is a horseshoe bat found only in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Liberia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
Aellen's roundleaf bat
Aellen's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros marisae) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Noack's roundleaf bat
Noack's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros ruber) is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, ...more ↓
Striped leaf-nosed bat
The Striped Leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros vittatus) is a species of roundleaf bats native to East and Southern Africa.
