mammal · Chiroptera · Hipposideridae
Sundevall's Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros caffer (Sundevall, 1846) — also called Common African Leaf-nosed Bat, Lesser Leaf-nosed bat, Cape Leaf-nosed bat. Occurrence records of the Sundevall's Leaf-nosed Bat are shared on GBIF from around 7 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (5 records), in 3 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
7reserves with records
23records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Hluleka Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 3 |
| Hluleka Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | 3 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 4 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 2 reserves
- Limpopo
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Scientific name
- Hipposideros caffer
- GBIF taxon
- 5218575
- Wikidata
- Q2735517
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.