Bat-eared Fox
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Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Arusha National Park
1 Verified records at Arusha National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species of fox found on the African savanna. It is the only extant species of the genus Otocyon, and is the sister species to all other members of the tribe Vulpini, not genetically being a true fox. Fossil records indicate this canid first appeared during the middle Pleistocene. There are two separate populations of the bat-eared fox, each of which makes up a subspecies. The bat referred to in its colloquial name is possibly the Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica), which is abundant in the region and has very large ears. Other vernacular names include big-eared fox, black-eared fox, long-eared fox, Delalande's fox, cape fox, and motlosi. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park

Banded Mongoose
LC

Banded Mongoose

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mungos mungo

10–20% · With luck
Serval
LC

Serval

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Leptailurus serval

5–10% · With luck
Bushy-tailed Mongoose
LC

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Bdeogale crassicauda

Insufficient data
Spotted Hyena
LC

Spotted Hyena

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Crocuta crocuta

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Bat-eared Fox at Arusha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
11 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
13 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
16 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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