Greater Sac-winged Bat

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
2	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
12	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
14	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
15	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
16	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
20	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
21	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
27	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Sac-winged Bat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Greater Sac-winged Bat sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Sac-winged Bat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Sac-winged Bat in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.