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 ~10% · With luck
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
6 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
75 Verified sightings across all 27 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Dark Fruit-eating Bat
LC

Dark Fruit-eating Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Artibeus obscurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
LC

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Artibeus anderseni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
LC

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Phyllostomus hastatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
MacConnell's bat
LC

MacConnell's bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Mesophylla macconnelli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
LC

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Vampyriscus bidens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
LC

Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Vampyressa thyone

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Fischer's little fruit bat
LC

Fischer's little fruit bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Rhinophylla fischerae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Striped Spearnosed Bat

Striped Spearnosed Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Gardnerycteris crenulatum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Gianna's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Gianna's Yellow-shouldered Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Sturnira giannae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Silky Short-Tailed Bat
LC

Silky Short-Tailed Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Carollia brevicaudum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Pygmy Round-eared Bat
LC

Pygmy Round-eared Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Lophostoma brasiliense

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
chestnut short-tailed bat
LC

chestnut short-tailed bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Carollia castanea

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Fruit-eating Bat in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Fruit-eating Bat sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Fruit-eating Bat in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Great Fruit-eating Bat in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve