Evidence found
166 records across 17 countries and territories, 1860–2024.
Hypsignathus monstrosus · GBIF taxon key 2432958
Where has the Hammer-headed Fruit Bat been recorded?
Hypsignathus monstrosus occurrence evidence comes from 166 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2024. Most records come from Gabon.
- 166 records
- 17 places
- 30 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: June.
10 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.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: June. 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
18602024
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Hammer-headed Fruit Bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Hammer-headed 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 38 | |
| Ghana | 27 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 24 | |
| Uganda | 18 | |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | |
| DR Congo | 10 | |
| Cameroon | 7 | |
| Kenya | 7 | |
| Angola | 4 | |
| Benin | 4 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Sudan | 3 | |
| Togo | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |
| South Sudan | 1 | |
| Zambia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Pteropodidae.
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1,020 records
Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat
946 records
Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat
829 records
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749 records
Palau Flying Fox
386 records
Straw-coloured fruit bat
272 records
Indian Flying Fox
175 records
Comoro Rousette
89 records
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.