Greater Bulldog Bat

Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Santa Rosa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
5 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
7 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Bulldog Bat in Santa Rosa National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Greater Bulldog Bat sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Bulldog Bat in Santa Rosa National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Bulldog Bat in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.

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