Elephant Dung Bat

The Elephant Dung Bat is an obscure cryptid sighted in Kenya. It was first encountered in 1955 by a man named Terence Adamson. While exploring the Kenyas Masabit Forest in Kenya, he randomly kicked a pile of elephant dung. Something small and grey flew out of it and caught his interest. It landed in a nearby tree, where the witness realized it was a notably small bat. He noted it was smaller than a pipistrelle, one of the smallest species of bat with a wingspan between 18 and 25 centimeters. It has silverish-brown grey fur with lighter underparts. He only saw it for a moment before it flew off, but he was immediately curious and sought out specimens to study. Knowing it was nested in piles of elephant dung, the witness made an effort to kick every pile he saw. He sighted a second one on Mount Kulal. It flew off without landing nearby, unfortunately giving no additional information. This cryptid may be explained by the species Eptesicus Floweri, or the Horn Skinned Bat. It is similar in appearance and roosts in holes on the ground, and is found near the area of the sightings.

Citations:

Shuker, Karl. The Beasts That Hide from Man: Seeking the World’s Last Undiscovered Animals. United States, Paraview Press, 2014.