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
