Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat
Nyctinomops laticaudatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyMolossidae (Free-tailed Bats)
- GenusNyctinomops
- SpeciesNyctinomops laticaudatus (Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Pallas' Free-tailed Bat
Molossus molossus
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
Dermanura phaeotis
Artibeus phaeotis
Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat
Pteronotus mesoamericanus
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
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.