Seychelles Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pusillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyMolossidae (Free-tailed Bats)
- GenusChaerephon
- SpeciesChaerephon pusillus (Seychelles Free-tailed Bat)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Seychelles Free-tailed Bat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus wahlbergi
Variegated Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris variegata
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Nycteris thebaica
Sundevall's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros caffer
Natal Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus natalensis
Greenish Yellow Bat
Scotophilus viridis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Seychelles Free-tailed Bat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Seychelles Free-tailed Bat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Seychelles Free-tailed Bat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Seychelles Free-tailed Bat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.