Evidence found
99 records across 12 countries and territories, 1952–2024.
Macronycteris gigas · GBIF taxon key 10771840
Where has the Giant Leaf-nosed Bat been recorded?
Macronycteris gigas occurrence evidence comes from 99 records in 12 countries and territories, from 1952 to 2024. Most records come from Côte d'Ivoire.
- 99 records
- 12 places
- 13 years recorded
- Mammalia class
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Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. 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.
7 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: 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
19522024
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Giant Leaf-nosed Bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Giant Leaf-nosed 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire | 49 | |
| Ghana | 16 | |
| Togo | 11 | |
| DR Congo | 5 | |
| Cameroon | 4 | |
| Senegal | 4 | |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | |
| Congo | 3 | |
| Benin | 1 | |
| Gabon | 1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Hipposideridae.
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1,492 records
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1,174 records
Fawn-colored Leaf-nosed Bat
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Maghreb Leaf-nosed Bat
226 records
Sooty Roundleaf Bat
97 records
Saõ Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat
1 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.