Thomas's Shaggy 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	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thomas's Shaggy Bat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Thomas's Shaggy Bat sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Thomas's Shaggy Bat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Thomas's Shaggy Bat in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.