Canyon Bat

Canyon Bat

Parastrellus hesperus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Joshua Tree National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
7 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Canyon Bat in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Canyon Bat sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Canyon Bat in Joshua Tree National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Canyon Bat in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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