Family

Ghost-faced and Moustached Bats

Mormoopidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyMormoopidae (Ghost-faced and Moustached Bats)

Species in this group

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

Mormoops blainvillei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pteronotus mesoamericanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pteronotus gymnonotus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pteronotus rubiginosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pteronotus personatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mormoops megalophylla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pteronotus fulvus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ghost-faced and Moustached 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	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			~10%
	Tawny Naked-backed Bat			Insufficient data
	Ghost-faced Bat			Insufficient data
2	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	~20%
	Antillean Ghost-faced Bat			Insufficient data
3	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
4	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	big naked-backed bat			Insufficient data
5	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Rusty Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
6	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
8	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Wagner's moustached bat			Insufficient data
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Ghost-faced Bat			Insufficient data
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
12	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Ghost-faced Bat			Insufficient data
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat			Insufficient data