African Yellow Bat
Scotophilus dinganii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyVespertilionidae (Evening Bats)
- GenusScotophilus (Yellow House Bats)
- SpeciesScotophilus dinganii (African Yellow Bat)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Rendall's serotine
Pseudoromicia rendalli
Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus
Egyptian Slit-faced Bat
Nycteris thebaica
Sundevall's roundleaf bat
Hipposideros caffer
Egyptian Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida aegyptiaca
Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Eidolon helvum
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus wahlbergi
Striped Leaf-nosed Bat
Macronycteris vittatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Yellow Bat in Kruger National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a African Yellow Bat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Yellow Bat in Kruger National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for African Yellow Bat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.