Evidence found
2,624 records across 29 countries and territories, 1905–2023.
Chaerephon pumilus · GBIF taxon key 5707216
Where has the Little Free-tailed Bat been recorded?
Chaerephon pumilus occurrence evidence comes from 2,624 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1905 to 2023. Most records come from Kenya.
- 2,624 records
- 29 places
- 61 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.
9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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.
Records over time
19052023
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Little Free-tailed Bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Little Free-tailed Bat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,099 | |
| Benin | 392 | |
| Uganda | 213 | |
| Ghana | 123 | |
| Mozambique | 117 | |
| DR Congo | 108 | |
| Sudan | 84 | |
| Togo | 76 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 64 | |
| Nigeria | 62 | |
| Burkina Faso | 48 | |
| Tanzania | 47 | |
| Zambia | 44 | |
| Mali | 28 | |
| South Africa | 23 | |
| Malawi | 19 | |
| Botswana | 17 | |
| Sierra Leone | 15 | |
| Ethiopia | 12 | |
| Congo | 7 | |
| Yemen | 7 | |
| Senegal | 6 | |
| South Sudan | 4 | |
| Niger | 3 | |
| Gabon | 2 | |
| Angola | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| SZ | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.