mammal · Chiroptera · Emballonuridae
Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus E.Geoffroy, 1818 — also called Tomb Bat, Taphozous bat of Mauritius. Occurrence records of the Mauritian Tomb Bat are shared on GBIF from around 11 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Waterberg Biosphere (10 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
11reserves with records
50records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 8 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 7 |
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 7 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 4 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
| Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 2 |
| Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 2 |
By province
- Limpopo
- 5 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 2 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Gauteng
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Emballonuridae
- Scientific name
- Taphozous mauritianus
- GBIF taxon
- 5218741
- Wikidata
- Q76818
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.