Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusArtibeus (Neotropical Fruit Bats)
- SpeciesArtibeus jamaicensis (Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat)
The Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus phaeotis
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Thomas's Fruit-Eating Bat
Artibeus watsoni
Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
wrinkle-faced bat
Centurio senex
Cozumelan Golden Bat
Mimon cozumelae
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat
Lampronycteris brachyotis
Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diphylla ecaudata
Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat
Carollia sowelli
spectral bat
Vampyrum spectrum
fringe-lipped bat
Trachops cirrhosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.