Family

Sheath-tailed Bats

Emballonuridae

21 species in our catalog · found in 74 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Rhynchonycteris naso

50–60% · Likely

Taphozous mauritianus

30–40% · Possible

Diclidurus albus

30–40% · Possible

Saccopteryx bilineata

20–30% · Possible

Peropteryx kappleri

Insufficient data

Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Insufficient data

Emballonura monticola

Peropteryx macrotis

Cormura brevirostris

Saccopteryx leptura

Centronycteris maximiliani

Insufficient data

Balantiopteryx plicata

Insufficient data

Centronycteris centralis

Taphozous georgianus

Emballonura alecto

Saccolaimus flaviventris

Insufficient data

Cyttarops alecto

Insufficient data

Taphozous melanopogon

Insufficient data

Balantiopteryx io

Insufficient data

Diclidurus scutatus

Insufficient data

Saccopteryx canescens

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sheath-tailed Bats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	7	60–70%
	Greater Dog-like Bat			Insufficient data
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Lesser Dog-like Bat			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6	60–70%
	Proboscis Bat			40–50%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Frosted Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
3	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	50–60%
	Proboscis Bat			50–60%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	50–60%
	Proboscis Bat			50–60%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
5	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	50–60%
	Northern Ghost Bat			30–40%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			0–10%
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5	50–60%
	Proboscis Bat			30–40%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	40–50%
	Proboscis Bat			40–50%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	40–50%
	Proboscis Bat			30–40%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	40–50%
	Proboscis Bat			40–50%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	8	40–50%
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			0–10%
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Short-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Ghost Bat			<5%
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	40–50%
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			10–20%
	Northern Ghost Bat			0–10%
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			0–10%
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	6	30–40%
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			0–10%
	Lesser Dog-like Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Dog-like Bat			Insufficient data
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Proboscis Bat			20–30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
14	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	30–40%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			30–40%
15	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	30–40%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	30–40%
	Proboscis Bat			20–30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Proboscis Bat			20–30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
18	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	30–40%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			0–10%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			0–10%
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
19	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	30–40%
	Proboscis Bat			30–40%
20	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	20–30%
	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat			Insufficient data
	lesser sheath-tailed bat			Insufficient data
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Northern Ghost Bat			10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
23	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			20–30%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			20–30%
	Lesser Dog-like Bat			Insufficient data
25	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
26	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
27	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	20–30%
	Proboscis Bat			10–20%
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
30	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
31	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Northern Ghost Bat			10–20%
33	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
34	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			10–20%
35	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			10–20%
36	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	10–20%
	lesser sheath-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	Black-bearded Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
37	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
38	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
39	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Lesser Dog-like Bat			10–20%
40	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			0–10%
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
41	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			10–20%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			<5%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
43	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
44	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
45	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat			Insufficient data
	Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
46	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	10–20%
	Shaggy Bat			Insufficient data
47	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Northern Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
48	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
49	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
50	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			10–20%
51	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
52	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Proboscis Bat			0–10%
53	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
54	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	0–10%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
55	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	0–10%
	Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
56	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
57	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	0–10%
	Lesser Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
58	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	0–10%
	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat			Insufficient data
59	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	0–10%
	Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
60	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	0–10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
61	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	0–10%
	Proboscis Bat			Insufficient data
62	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Northern Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
63	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			0–10%
64	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
65	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Northern Ghost Bat			Insufficient data
66	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Short-eared Bat			Insufficient data
67	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
68	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
69	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			0–10%
70	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	0–10%
	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat			Insufficient data
71	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
72	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Gray Sac-winged Bat			Insufficient data
73	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data
74	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			Insufficient data

Sheath-tailed Bats

Species in this group

Proboscis Bat

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Northern Ghost Bat

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Greater Dog-like Bat

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

lesser sheath-tailed bat

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Shaggy Bat

Gray Sac-winged Bat

Thomas's Shaggy Bat

Sharp-nosed Tomb Bat

Small Asian Sheath-tailed Bat

Yellow-bellied Pouched Bat

Short-eared Bat

Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Thomas's Sac-winged Bat

Lesser Ghost Bat

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Sheath-tailed Bats

Parks Ranked