Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusUroderma (Tent-making Bats)
- SpeciesUroderma bilobatum (Common tent-making Bat)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Orange Nectar Bat
Lonchophylla robusta
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
Glossophaga soricina
Goldman's Nectar Bat
Lonchophylla concava
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Spix's Disk-winged Bat
Thyroptera tricolor
Gray Sac-winged Bat
Balantiopteryx plicata
Thomas's Yellow Bat
Rhogeessa io
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 20 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common tent-making Bat in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Common tent-making Bat sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common tent-making Bat in Piedras Blancas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common tent-making Bat in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.