Evidence found
272 records across 30 countries and territories, 1922–2025.
Eidolon helvum · GBIF taxon key 2432851
Where has the Straw-coloured fruit bat been recorded?
Eidolon helvum occurrence evidence comes from 272 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1922 to 2025. Most records come from Benin.
- 272 records
- 30 places
- 47 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.
12 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: February. 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
19222025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Straw-coloured fruit bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Straw-coloured fruit 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 66 | |
| Ghana | 48 | |
| Cameroon | 20 | |
| Uganda | 19 | |
| Kenya | 15 | |
| Sudan | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 12 | |
| Ethiopia | 7 | |
| DR Congo | 6 | |
| Nigeria | 6 | |
| South Sudan | 6 | |
| Togo | 6 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5 | |
| United States | 5 | |
| Zambia | 5 | |
| Malawi | 4 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 4 | |
| Burundi | 3 | |
| Guinea | 3 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |
| Liberia | 2 | |
| Angola | 1 | |
| Canada | 1 | |
| Gabon | 1 | |
| Gambia | 1 | |
| Niger | 1 | |
| Rwanda | 1 | |
| Chad | 1 | |
| Yemen | 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.