Otocyon (Bat-eared foxes)

Genus

Bat-eared foxes

Otocyon

1 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

Species in this group

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

Bat-eared Fox
LC

Bat-eared Fox

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Otocyon megalotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Bat-eared foxes

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~40%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~20%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
11 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~20%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~10%
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~10%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~10%
16 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
19 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
21 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~10%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%