Great Fruit-eating Bat

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

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	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
5	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
6	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
7	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
9	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
14	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
21	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
23	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
25	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Fruit-eating Bat in Corcovado National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Great Fruit-eating Bat sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Fruit-eating Bat in Corcovado National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Great Fruit-eating Bat in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.