Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.