Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyEmballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)
- GenusRhynchonycteris
- SpeciesRhynchonycteris naso (Proboscis Bat)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Cormura brevirostris
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
Dark Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus obscurus
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Hart's Fruit-eating Bat
Enchisthenes hartii
Spix's Disk-winged Bat
Thyroptera tricolor
Mimon crenulatum
Gardnerycteris crenulatum
Niceforo's Big-eared Bat
Trinycteris nicefori
Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyriscus bidens
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
📅 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 Manu National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Proboscis Bat sighting in Manu National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Proboscis Bat in Manu National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Bat in Manu National Park in our monthly data.