Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.