Proboscis Bat

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	50–60%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
8	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
10	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
15	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
26	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
31	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Proboscis Bat in Tortuguero National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Proboscis Bat sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 96 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Proboscis Bat in Tortuguero National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Bat in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.