Where does the Banana Bat live?
Afronycteris nanus has 2,232 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1885 to 2026. Most records come from Kenya.
- 2,232 records
- 38 places
- 109 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaChiropteraVespertilionidaeAfronycteris
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 254 | |
| Zambia | 189 | |
| Mozambique | 184 | |
| DR Congo | 183 | |
| Tanzania | 152 | |
| South Africa | 151 | |
| Central African Republic | 133 | |
| Uganda | 129 | |
| Malawi | 112 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 100 | |
| Zimbabwe | 100 | |
| Cameroon | 71 | |
| South Sudan | 61 | |
| Angola | 51 | |
| Benin | 49 | |
| Rwanda | 48 | |
| Ghana | 38 | |
| Sudan | 29 | |
| Burundi | 24 | |
| Ethiopia | 23 | |
| Nigeria | 22 | |
| Sierra Leone | 22 | |
| Liberia | 19 | |
| Togo | 19 | |
| Eswatini | 12 | |
| Botswana | 9 | |
| Senegal | 9 | |
| Djibouti | 7 | |
| Guinea | 7 | |
| Niger | 7 | |
| Gabon | 3 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | |
| Madagascar | 3 | |
| Mali | 3 | |
| Gambia | 2 | |
| Namibia | 2 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Vespertilionidae.
Common Pipistrelle
3,234,770 records
Noctule Bat
316,813 records
Savi's Pipistrelle
52,158 records
Kuhl's pipistrelle
37,887 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.