Proboscis Bat

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	50–60%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
8	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
10	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
15	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
26	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
31	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Proboscis Bat in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Proboscis Bat sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Proboscis Bat in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

August has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Bat in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.