Evidence found
423 records across 19 countries and territories, 1912–2023.
Scotophilus leucogaster · GBIF taxon key 5218536
Where has the White-bellied house bat been recorded?
Scotophilus leucogaster occurrence evidence comes from 423 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1912 to 2023. Most records come from Namibia.
- 423 records
- 19 places
- 37 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
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: October.
11 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
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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.
Records over time
19122023
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where White-bellied house bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-bellied house 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 158 | |
| Zambia | 100 | |
| Botswana | 42 | |
| Ghana | 24 | |
| Kenya | 13 | |
| Niger | 11 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | |
| Benin | 9 | |
| Sudan | 9 | |
| South Sudan | 9 | |
| Ethiopia | 8 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 7 | |
| Uganda | 6 | |
| Togo | 5 | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |
| DR Congo | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 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.