Notable for Bats

Connected Sites: 7

WHS which derive their OUV from bats or are known for remarkable bat behaviour such as outflights.

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Connected Sites

Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad Caverns
United States of America
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
152
11
Brazilian Free-Tail Bat Outflight: "From April Through Mid-October, Visitors Watch The Nightly Spectacle Of Several Hundred Thousand Brazilian Free-Tail Bats Exiting Carlsbad Cavern In Search Of Food."
See Www.Nps.Gov
Mount Hamiguitan
Mount Hamiguitan
Philippines
Inscribed: 2014
2.73
15
4
Provides Habitat For The Philippine Pygmy Fruit Bat (Ouv)
El Pinacate
El Pinacate
Mexico
Inscribed: 2013
3.08
21
5
Large Maternity Caves Of The Migratory Lesser Long-Nosed Bat (Ouv)
Gunung Mulu
Gunung Mulu
Malaysia
Inscribed: 2000
4.11
78
6
Deer Cave Alone Has One Of The Largest Colonies In The World Of Free Tailed Bats, ... At Over 3 Million. (Ouv)
Ogasawara Islands
Ogasawara Islands
Japan
Inscribed: 2011
3.12
10
3
"... Home To A Wealth Of Fauna, Including The Bonin Flying Fox, A Critically Endangered Bat,"
Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park
Indonesia
Inscribed: 1991
3.78
112
7
Sunda Flying Fox At Pulau Koaba, Also Known As Kalong Island (Fruit Bat Island). At Dusk, Thousands Of Them Leave Their Roost.
See Www.Ecologyasia.Com
Nyungwe National Park
Nyungwe National Park
Rwanda
Inscribed: 2023
2.81
19
1
Crit X: "The Critically Endangered Hills Horseshoe Bat Is Endemic To The Nominated Property."