Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

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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	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
7	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
8	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
9	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Spear-nosed Bat in Manu National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Greater Spear-nosed Bat sighting in Manu National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Spear-nosed Bat in Manu National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Greater Spear-nosed Bat in Manu National Park in our monthly data.