Genus

Neotropical Fruit Bats

Artibeus

12 species in our catalog · found in 41 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
GenusArtibeus (Neotropical Fruit Bats)

Species in this group

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

Artibeus jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Artibeus ravus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus planirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus lituratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Artibeus phaeotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Artibeus cinereus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus aztecus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus obscurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus watsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus anderseni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus toltecus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Artibeus fimbriatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical Fruit 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	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	4	~50%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~30%
	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Gervais's Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
2	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~30%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Pygmy Fruit Eating Bat			~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
3	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~30%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
5	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	🐒 Amber Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Toltec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
7	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	~20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Pygmy Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
12	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~20%
13	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Aztec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Toltec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Aztec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
15	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	🐒 Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
18	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Amber Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			<5%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
21	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			~10%
24	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
25	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
26	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
27	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
28	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
29	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
30	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Fringed Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
31	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
32	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
33	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
36	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
37	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
38	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
40	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
41	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Thomas's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data