Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyEmballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)
- GenusRhynchonycteris
- SpeciesRhynchonycteris naso (Proboscis Bat)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Thomas's Shaggy Bat
Centronycteris centralis
Northern Ghost Bat
Diclidurus albus
Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Cormura brevirostris
Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx leptura
Spix's Disk-winged Bat
Thyroptera tricolor
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
White-throated Round-eared Bat
Lophostoma silvicola
Dermanura phaeotis
Artibeus phaeotis
Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat
Pteronotus mesoamericanus
Fringe-Lipped Bat
Trachops cirrhosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Proboscis Bat in Corcovado National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Proboscis Bat sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Proboscis Bat in Corcovado National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Bat in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.