Family

Slit-faced Bats

Nycteridae

4 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyNycteridae (Slit-faced Bats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Nycteris hispida

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nycteris thebaica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nycteris grandis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nycteris tragata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Slit-faced Bats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Large Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
5	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Malayan Slit-faced Bat			~10%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
7	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
9	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			~10%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
11	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			~10%
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat			Insufficient data

Slit-faced Bats

Species in this group

Hairy Slit-faced Bat

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Large Slit-faced Bat

Malayan Slit-faced Bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Slit-faced Bats

Parks Ranked