Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Nycteris thebaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
17 Verified records at Kruger National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Egyptian Slit-faced Bat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
5 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Egyptian Slit-faced Bat in Kruger National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Egyptian Slit-faced Bat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Egyptian Slit-faced Bat in Kruger National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Egyptian Slit-faced Bat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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