Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus helleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusPlatyrrhinus
- SpeciesPlatyrrhinus helleri (Heller's Broad-nosed Bat)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Fringe-Lipped Bat
Trachops cirrhosus
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Common Big-eared Bat
Micronycteris microtis
Chestnut Short-Tailed Bat
Carollia castanea
White-throated Round-eared Bat
Lophostoma silvicola
Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Carollia perspicillata
Long-legged Bat
Macrophyllum macrophyllum
Pale Spear-Nosed Bat
Phyllostomus discolor
Pacific Tent-making Bat
Uroderma convexum
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Heller's Broad-nosed Bat at Soberanía National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |