A world of bats
More than 1,400 bat species live in nearly every biome on Earth, where some 530 plant species rely on them for pollination. Facing habitat loss and a warming climate, over 200 bat species are now considered threatened.
Number of bat species reported
0
120
North
America
EUROPE
ASIA
TROPIC OF CANCER
AFRICA
VENEZUELA
UGANDA
EQUATOR
Congo
Basin
Kenya
Amazon
Basin
Three Sisters
Cave complex
Kasanka N.P.
ZAMBIA
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
AUSTRALIA
SOUth
America
Christine Fellenz, NGM Staff
Sources: Clinton Jenkins, Biodiversitymapping.org; IUCN; Bat Conservation International
A world of bats
More than 1,400 bat species live
in nearly every biome on Earth,
where some 530 plant species
rely on them for pollination.
Facing habitat loss and a warming
climate, over 200 bat species are
now considered threatened.
Number of bat species reported
0
120
North
America
EUR.
ASIA
AFRICA
SOUth
America
AUSTRALIA
Kasanka
N.P.
Three Sisters
Cave complex
Christine Fellenz, NGM Staff
Sources: Clinton Jenkins,
Biodiversitymapping.org; IUCN;
Bat Conservation International