South African Bats; Insectivorous Nocturnal Hunters Of The Sky

The Bat Species Of South Africa's Night Skies

There are numerous bat species that occur in South Africa. These flying mammals are some of the least researched wild animals of South Africa. This is the reason because these Bats are very difficult to locate and study and there are quite a lot of them that occur in this country. The Bat species on this page will include the more well known and researched aerial mammals that occur in South Africa. Many people are terrified of Bats because of the way that movies and folk stories have shown them. I can assure you not one of the bat species in South Africa are looking for you and trying to suck your blood; they are not dangerous and are very interesting mammals to watch. So here is all the information you need to know about the types of Bats that occur in South Africa...

Straw-Coloured Fruit-Bat

Egyptian Fruit-Bat

Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit-Bat

Peter's Epauletted Fruit-Bat

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Sundevall's Leaf-Nosed Bat

Short-Eared Trident Bat

Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat

Horseshoe Bats

Lesser Long-Fingered Bat

Schreiber's Long-Fingered Bat

Long-Tailed Serotine Bat

Melck's Serotine Bat

Somali Serotine Bat

Cape Serotine Bat

Welwitsch's Hairy Bat

Angola Hairy Bat

Temminck's Hairy Bat

Rufous Hairy Bat

Banana Bat

Rusty Bat

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Butterfly Bat

Schlieffen's Bat

Yellow House Bat

Lesser Yellow House Bat

Egyptian Free-Tailed Bat

Little Free-Tailed Bat

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