Hart's Fruit-eating Bat
Enchisthenes hartii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusEnchisthenes
- SpeciesEnchisthenes hartii (Hart's Fruit-eating Bat)
The velvety fruit-eating bat (Enchisthenes hartii), also known as Hart's little fruit bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus Enchisthenes. It is found in Central America, Mexico, the United States, and northern South America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
White Bat
Ectophylla alba
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Striped Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyriscus nymphaea
Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyressa thyone
Northern Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat
Tonatia bakeri
pale spear-nosed bat
Phyllostomus discolor
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
MacConnell's bat
Mesophylla macconnelli
White-throated Round-eared Bat
Lophostoma silvicola
Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus helleri
Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
Gardnerycteris keenani
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Hart's Fruit-eating Bat at Braulio Carrillo National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |