Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusChrotopterus
- SpeciesChrotopterus auritus (Big-eared Woolly Bat)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Dermanura phaeotis
Artibeus phaeotis
Wrinkle-Faced Bat
Centurio senex
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Cozumelan Golden Bat
Mimon cozumelae
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat
Lampronycteris brachyotis
Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diphylla ecaudata
Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat
Carollia sowelli
Spectral Bat
Vampyrum spectrum
Fringe-Lipped Bat
Trachops cirrhosus
Schmidts's big-eared bat
Micronycteris schmidtorum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Big-eared Woolly Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Big-eared Woolly Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Big-eared Woolly Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.