Mauritian Tomb Bat

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Taphozous mauritianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
7 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
17 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
18 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mauritian Tomb Bat in Kruger National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Mauritian Tomb Bat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mauritian Tomb Bat in Kruger National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Mauritian Tomb Bat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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