Variegated Butterfly Bat
Glauconycteris variegata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyVespertilionidae (Evening Bats)
- GenusGlauconycteris (Butterfly Bats)
- SpeciesGlauconycteris variegata (Variegated Butterfly Bat)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Greenish Yellow Bat
Scotophilus viridis
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus wahlbergi
Seychelles Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pusillus
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Nycteris thebaica
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Sundevall's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros caffer
Natal Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus natalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Variegated Butterfly Bat at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |