Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusChrotopterus
- SpeciesChrotopterus auritus (Big-eared Woolly Bat)
The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae. The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
MacConnell's bat
Mesophylla macconnelli
Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus planirostris
Dark Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus obscurus
Striped Spearnosed Bat
Gardnerycteris crenulatum
pale spear-nosed bat
Phyllostomus discolor
lesser spear-nosed bat
Phyllostomus elongatus
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Carollia perspicillata
fringe-lipped bat
Trachops cirrhosus
Gianna's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Sturnira giannae
Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyriscus bidens
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Big-eared Woolly Bat in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Big-eared Woolly Bat in Tambopata National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Big-eared Woolly Bat in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.