Vampire Bat

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest 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	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
4	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
6	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
7	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
9	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
14	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
18	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
19	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
20	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
23	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vampire Bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Vampire Bat sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Vampire Bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Vampire Bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.