Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Nycteris thebaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Egyptian Slit-faced Bat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Egyptian Slit-faced Bat sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Egyptian Slit-faced Bat in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Egyptian Slit-faced Bat in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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