Great Fruit-eating Bat

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus lituratus

Silhouette: Jorge D. Carballo-Morales, based on a photo by Mario Barroso · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Cordillera Azul National Park
1 Verified sightings at Cordillera Azul National Park From 2019 to 2026
75 Verified sightings across all 27 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Great Fruit-eating Bat

The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

They weigh 10.5 grams (0.37 oz) at birth and grow to 65 grams (2.3 oz) as adults. The heart of A. lituratus contains unique membranous structures not seen in any other mammal. The functions of these differences are still being studied, but may possibly aid in keeping the heart in the correct position while upside down, flight assistance, and energy reservation.

In Panama, it has been found that some Artibeus lituratus fly with 18-23g fruits of Dipteryx panamensis (Fabaceae), which is a third of the animal's body weight, up to hundreds of meters from the parent tree. Reproductive damage within A. lituratus has been linked with the insecticide deltamethrin. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Common tent-making Bat
LC

Common tent-making Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Uroderma bilobatum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Proboscis Bat
LC

Proboscis Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhynchonycteris naso

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Southern red bat
LC

Southern red bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Lasiurus blossevillii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
7 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
8 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
16 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
20 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
21 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
22 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
24 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
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