Chiroptera in the reserves

16 mammal species of the order Chiroptera are recorded around 83 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat, near 31 reserves. 1 is on the IUCN Red List as threatened or near threatened.

Families

Vespertilionidae 5

Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatEpomophorus wahlbergi31 reserves

Natal Long-fingered BatMiniopterus natalensis14 reserves

Cape SerotineLaephotis capensis12 reserves

Mauritian Tomb BatTaphozous mauritianus11 reserves

Egyptian Free-tailed BatTadarida aegyptiaca7 reserves

Egyptian RousetteRousettus aegyptiacus7 reserves

Sundevall's Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros caffer7 reserves

Schreibers's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus schreibersii7 reserves · Vulnerable

Egyptian Slit-faced BatNycteris thebaica6 reserves

Geoffroy's Horseshoe BatRhinolophus clivosus6 reserves

Yellow-bellied House BatScotophilus dinganii5 reserves Cape Hairy BatMyotis tricolor5 reserves

All 16 species

Species	Family	Reserves	Records	IUCN	Recorded most near
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatEpomophorus wahlbergi	Pteropodidae	31	163	LC	Skyline Nature Reserve
Natal Long-fingered BatMiniopterus natalensis	Miniopteridae	14	87	LC	Vredefort Dome core area
Cape SerotineLaephotis capensis	Vespertilionidae	12	36	LC	Garden Route Safari Camp
Mauritian Tomb BatTaphozous mauritianus	Emballonuridae	11	50	LC	Waterberg Biosphere
Egyptian Free-tailed BatTadarida aegyptiaca	Molossidae	7	33	LC	Kruin Park
Egyptian RousetteRousettus aegyptiacus	Pteropodidae	7	33	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Sundevall's Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros caffer	Hipposideridae	7	23	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Schreibers's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus schreibersii	Miniopteridae	7	71	VU	Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail
Egyptian Slit-faced BatNycteris thebaica	Nycteridae	6	18	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Geoffroy's Horseshoe BatRhinolophus clivosus	Rhinolophidae	6	103	LC	Lion & Safari Park
Yellow-bellied House BatScotophilus dinganii	Vespertilionidae	5	20	LC	Kruger National Park
Cape Hairy BatMyotis tricolor	Vespertilionidae	5	22	LC	Vredefort Dome core area
Banana BatAfronycteris nanus	Vespertilionidae	5	24	LC	Kruger National Park
Angolan Free-tailed BatMops condylurus	Molossidae	5	20	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Dusky PipistrellePipistrellus hesperidus	Vespertilionidae	5	15	LC	Mkhambathi Nature Reserve
Lesser Long-fingered BatMiniopterus fraterculus	Miniopteridae	3	14	LC	Island Nature Reserve

Other mammal orders

Carnivora 32 Rodentia 31 Cetacea 9 Perissodactyla 6 Primates 6

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).