The Hammer-headed bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) is a megabat that is found in Africa. It is the largest bat in continental Africa, with wingspans approaching 1 m (3.3 ft), and males almost twice as heavy as females. The Hammer-headed bat is...
The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus ) is a species of megabat that is found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three Rousettus species with an African-Malagasy...
The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum ) is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. It is quite common throughout its area ranging from the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, across forest and savanna...
The Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus ) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was discovered in 1818 by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and is...
Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is commonly found across southern Africa.
Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Epomops franqueti ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae, and is one of three different species of epauletted bats. Franquet's epauletted fruit bat has a range of habitats, varying from sub-saharan...
The yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons ) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa.
The large slit-faced bat, Nycteris grandis, is a species of slit-faced bat with a broad distribution in forest and savanna habitats in West, Central, and East Africa. N. marica (Kershaw, 1923), is the available name for the southern savanna species...
The little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast,...
Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pusillus ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic...
The variegated butterfly bat (Glauconycteris variegata ) is a species of vesper bat. It is sometimes also called the leaf-winged bat, or simply the butterfly bat. It is not currently endangered, but may be threatened by habitat loss in some parts of...
The Cape serotine (Laephotis capensis ) is a species of vesper bat occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. 'Serotine' is from Latin 'serotinus' meaning ‘of the evening'.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,...
Zenker's fruit bat or Tear-drop bat (Scotonycteris zenkeri ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial...
The greater long-fingered bat (Miniopterus inflatus ) is a species in the family Miniopteridae.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,...
The banana serotine (Afronycteris nanus ), formerly known as the banana pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Africa. It was previously known as Pipistrellus nanus, but genetic analysis later reclassified it in Neoromicia....
Woermann's bat or Woermann's fruit bat (Megaloglossus woermanni ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megaloglossus. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the...
Rüppell's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus fumigatus ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, caves and other subterranean habitats. This...
The hairy slit-faced bat (Nycteris hispida ) is a species of slit-faced bat widely distributed throughout forests and savannas in Africa. Two recognized subspecies exist: N. h. hispida and N. h. pallida. Various forest populations in western and...
The rufous mouse-eared bat (Myotis bocagii ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast,...
The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina cyclops ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa.
Noack's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros ruber ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found throughout tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, caves, and subterranean...
Lander's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus landeri ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and caves.
Beatrix's bat (Glauconycteris beatrix ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,...
The lesser woolly bat (Kerivoula lanosa ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,...
The large-eared slit-faced bat, Nycteris macrotis, is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. Nycteris vinsoni was once considered a synonym of N. macrotis, but it became recognized as a separate species in...
The tiny pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nanulus ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,...
The giant roundleaf bat (Macronycteris gigas ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in western tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and caves. The species was formerly considered...
The white-winged serotine (Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis ) is a species of vesper bat.It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea,...
Duke of Abruzzi's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, South Sudan, and Uganda....
Moloney's mimic bat (Mimetillus moloneyi ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,...
The dark-brown serotine (Pseudoromicia brunnea ) is a species of vesper bat found in Central and West Africa.
Pel's pouched bat (Saccolaimus peli ) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,...
The broad-headed serotine (Nycticeinops crassulus ), formerly known as the broad-headed pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Mops brachypterus ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo,...
The Railer bat (Mops thersites ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,...
The Benito roundleaf bat (Hipposideros beatus ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana,...
The silvered bat (Glauconycteris argentata ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and...
The dwarf free-tailed bat (Mops nanulus ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its...
The Bini free-tailed bat (Myopterus whitleyi ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
The mouselike pipistrelle (Hypsugo musciculus ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
The sooty roundleaf bat (Hipposideros fuliginosus ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its...
Spurrell's woolly bat (Kerivoula phalaena ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae named after Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell.It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and...
