Where has the Large-eared Slit-faced Bat been recorded?

Nycteris macrotis occurrence evidence comes from 572 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1911 to 2014. Most records come from Ghana.

• 572 records
• 19 places
• 34 years recorded
• Mammalia class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: December. 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

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Large-eared Slit-faced Bat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Large-eared Slit-faced 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.