Northern Ghost Bat

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

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	30–40%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Ghost Bat in Carara National Park?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Northern Ghost Bat sighting in Carara National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Ghost Bat in Carara National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Ghost Bat in Carara National Park in our monthly data.