Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat
Epomops buettikoferi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
- GenusEpomops (Epauletted Bats)
- SpeciesEpomops buettikoferi (Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat)
Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops buettikoferi) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. 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 forest and savanna. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat sighting in Taï National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 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 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat in Taï National Park?
About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat sighting in Taï National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat in Taï National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Büttikofer's Epauletted Bat in Taï National Park in our monthly data.