Where does the Sooty Roundleaf Bat live?
Hipposideros fuliginosus has 1,155 records in 11 countries and territories, from 1920 to 2024. Most records come from Benin.
- 1,155 records
- 11 places
- 36 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaChiropteraHipposideridaeHipposideros
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 999 | |
| Ghana | 69 | |
| Cameroon | 30 | |
| DR Congo | 16 | |
| Liberia | 11 | |
| Uganda | 10 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 8 | |
| Central African Republic | 5 | |
| Guinea | 4 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | |
| Gabon | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Hipposideridae.
Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
3,643 records
Fawn-colored Leaf-nosed Bat
2,729 records
Noack's Roundleaf Bat
2,147 records
Maghreb Leaf-nosed Bat
983 records
Saõ Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat
636 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.