Family

Sheath-tailed Bats

Emballonuridae

23 species in our catalog · found in 84 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyEmballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)

Species in this group

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

Rhynchonycteris naso

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Taphozous mauritianus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Diclidurus albus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saccopteryx bilineata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Peropteryx kappleri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Emballonura monticola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Peropteryx macrotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cormura brevirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Saccopteryx leptura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Centronycteris maximiliani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Balantiopteryx plicata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Centronycteris centralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mosia nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Taphozous georgianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Emballonura alecto

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Saccolaimus flaviventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cyttarops alecto

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Taphozous melanopogon

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Emballonura raffrayana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Balantiopteryx io

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Diclidurus scutatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Saccopteryx canescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

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