Genus

Spear-nosed Bats

Phyllostomus

3 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
GenusPhyllostomus (Spear-nosed Bats)

Species in this group

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

Phyllostomus hastatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phyllostomus elongatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phyllostomus discolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Spear-nosed 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	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~30%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
2	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	lesser spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			~10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			~10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	lesser spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
7	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
8	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			~10%
	lesser spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			~10%
12	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			~10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			~10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
16	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
19	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data

Spear-nosed Bats

Species in this group

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

lesser spear-nosed bat

pale spear-nosed bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spear-nosed Bats

Parks Ranked