Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

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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	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
2	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
12	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
13	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
15	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
18	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.