Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyEmballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)
- GenusRhynchonycteris
- SpeciesRhynchonycteris naso (Proboscis Bat)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx leptura
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
MacConnell's bat
Mesophylla macconnelli
Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus planirostris
Dark Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus obscurus
Mimon crenulatum
Gardnerycteris crenulatum
Pale Spear-Nosed Bat
Phyllostomus discolor
lesser spear-nosed bat
Phyllostomus elongatus
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Carollia perspicillata
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Proboscis Bat in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Proboscis Bat sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Proboscis Bat in Tambopata National Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Bat in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.