Proboscis Bat

Proboscis Bat

Rhynchonycteris naso

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Proboscis Bat sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Proboscis Bat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Bat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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