Heart-nosed bat

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Heart-nosed bat in Tsavo East National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Heart-nosed bat sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Heart-nosed bat in Tsavo East National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Heart-nosed bat in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.