Family

New World Leaf-nosed Bats

Phyllostomidae

86 species in our catalog · found in 73 parks

Species in this group

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

Ectophylla alba

30–40% · Possible

Uroderma bilobatum

30–40% · Possible

Phyllostomus hastatus

Artibeus jamaicensis

Chrotopterus auritus

Artibeus ravus

Enchisthenes hartii

Macrotus waterhousii

Phyllonycteris aphylla

Insufficient data

Platyrrhinus lineatus

Insufficient data

Diphylla ecaudata

Insufficient data

Carollia perspicillata

Insufficient data

Anoura geoffroyi

Insufficient data

🐒 No photo available

Glossophaga longirostris

Insufficient data

Artibeus planirostris

Desmodus rotundus

Sturnira hondurensis

Uroderma convexum

Artibeus lituratus

Centurio senex

Artibeus phaeotis

Trachops cirrhosus

Glossophaga soricina

Mimon bennettii

Chiroderma villosum

Artibeus cinereus

Micronycteris megalotis

Insufficient data

Sturnira tildae

Insufficient data

Mesophylla macconnelli

Insufficient data

🐒 No photo available

Phyllostomus elongatus

Insufficient data

Vampyriscus nymphaea

5–10% · With luck

Carollia castanea

Insufficient data

Micronycteris hirsuta

Insufficient data

Platyrrhinus helleri

Insufficient data

Artibeus aztecus

Insufficient data

Gardnerycteris crenulatum

Lonchophylla robusta

Artibeus obscurus

Mimon cozumelae

Platyrrhinus vittatus

Insufficient data

Lampronycteris brachyotis

Insufficient data

Vampyressa thyone

Insufficient data

Phyllostomus discolor

Vampyressa pusilla

Lonchorhina aurita

Vampyrodes major

Platyrrhinus infuscus

Carollia sowelli

Vampyrum spectrum

Chiroderma salvini

Lophostoma silvicola

Tonatia bakeri

Micronycteris microtis

Sturnira parvidens

Carollia subrufa

Diaemus youngii

Artibeus watsoni

Rhinophylla fischerae

Insufficient data

Vampyriscus bidens

Insufficient data

Lonchophylla concava

Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 86 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

5–10

Mar

5–10

Apr

5–10

May

5–10

Jun

5–10

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

5–10

Nov

5–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New World Leaf-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	P(≥1)
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	25	70–80%
	White Bat			30–40%
	Vampire Bat			5–10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	Striped Yellow-eared Bat			5–10%
	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	wrinkle-faced bat			Insufficient data
	Hart's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 White-throated Round-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	+13 more at the park page…
2	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	11	70–80%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			20–30%
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	Geoffroy's tailless bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Miller's long-tongued bat			Insufficient data
	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	wrinkle-faced bat			Insufficient data
	Hairy Big-eyed Bat			Insufficient data
	Gervais's Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	little big-eared bat			Insufficient data
	Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat			Insufficient data
3	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20	60–70%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			10–20%
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			10–20%
	Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	wrinkle-faced bat			5–10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	Cozumelan Golden Bat			5–10%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	spectral bat			Insufficient data
	+8 more at the park page…
4	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	16	50–60%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			10–20%
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			10–20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Common Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat			Insufficient data
	Cozumelan Golden Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	+4 more at the park page…
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	24	50–60%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			5–10%
	Striped Spearnosed Bat			5–10%
	chestnut short-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	MacConnell's bat			Insufficient data
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Fischer's little fruit bat			Insufficient data
	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Silky Short-Tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	+12 more at the park page…
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20	40–50%
	Common tent-making Bat			10–20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	fringe-lipped bat			<5%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			<5%
	Common Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	chestnut short-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 White-throated Round-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			<5%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Long-legged Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	+8 more at the park page…
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	7	40–50%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			10–20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			10–20%
	Orange Nectar Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
8	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5	30–40%
	wrinkle-faced bat			Insufficient data
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Geoffroy's tailless bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	17	30–40%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			5–10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	MacConnell's bat			Insufficient data
	Striped Spearnosed Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Fischer's little fruit bat			Insufficient data
	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Silky Short-Tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	chestnut short-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Round-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 White-throated Round-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	+5 more at the park page…
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10	30–40%
	Pallas's Long-tongued Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	gray short-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	Hairy Big-eyed Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	White-winged Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Fruit-Eating Bat			Insufficient data
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	13	30–40%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			5–10%
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			5–10%
	MacConnell's bat			Insufficient data
	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Striped Spearnosed Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 lesser spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Common tent-making Bat			30–40%
	Thomas's Fruit-Eating Bat			Insufficient data
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	7	30–40%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	Great Stripe-faced Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Amber Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
14	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	30–40%
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			20–30%
	Pallas's Long-tongued Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	30–40%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	MacConnell's bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 lesser spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
16	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	20–30%
	chestnut short-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	hairy big-eared bat			Insufficient data
	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Aztec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
17	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	20–30%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	golden bat			Insufficient data
18	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	20–30%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
19	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	14	20–30%
	Vampire Bat			5–10%
	wrinkle-faced bat			<5%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			<5%
	Greater Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Toltec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
	chestnut short-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	Pallas's Long-tongued Bat			Insufficient data
	Underwood's long-tongued bat			Insufficient data
	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Geoffroy's tailless bat			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	20–30%
	Common tent-making Bat			10–20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Pallas's Long-tongued Bat			Insufficient data
	Goldman's Nectar Bat			Insufficient data
	Orange Nectar Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
21	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	15	20–30%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			<5%
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Hart's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Niceforo's Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	pale-faced bat			Insufficient data
	MacConnell's bat			Insufficient data
	Striped Spearnosed Bat			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	20–30%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	Common tent-making Bat			5–10%
	🐒 White-throated Round-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	20–30%
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
24	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	20–30%
	Pacific Tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			5–10%
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	20–30%
	White Bat			5–10%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Striped Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
26	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	6	10–20%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	wrinkle-faced bat			Insufficient data
	Common Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat			Insufficient data
	Cozumelan Golden Bat			Insufficient data
27	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	10–20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			10–20%
	wrinkle-faced bat			Insufficient data
	Common Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
28	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	10–20%
	🐒 Amber Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
29	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	White-lined Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Incan Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	11	10–20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			<5%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			<5%
	Orange Nectar Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	pale spear-nosed bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Geoffroy's tailless bat			Insufficient data
	White Bat			Insufficient data
31	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	10–20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
32	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	10–20%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
33	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Hart's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
34	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	fringe-lipped bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
35	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
36	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
37	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	10–20%
	Jamaican flower bat			Insufficient data
38	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	MacConnell's bat			Insufficient data
39	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	7	10–20%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Common Big-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
40	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	10–20%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Hart's Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
41	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
42	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
43	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	10–20%
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
44	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat			Insufficient data
45	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	5–10%
	Big-eared Woolly Bat			Insufficient data
46	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	little yellow-eared bat			Insufficient data
47	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	5–10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
48	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	5–10%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Buffy Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			5–10%
50	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	5–10%
	White Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Greater Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Handley's tailless bat			Insufficient data
	Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat			Insufficient data
51	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	5–10%
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
	Godman's long-tailed bat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Thomas's nectar bat			Insufficient data
52	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
53	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Merriam's Long-tongued Bat			Insufficient data
54	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	5–10%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
55	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	5–10%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
56	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Common tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
57	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	5–10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
58	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	5–10%
	Greater Spear-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
59	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	5–10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	White-lined Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
60	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	5–10%
	Dark Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
61	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
62	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	5–10%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	White-lined Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	Fringed Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
63	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Greater Broad-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
64	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Lesser Long-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
	California Leaf-nosed Bat			Insufficient data
65	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Salvin's big-eyed bat			Insufficient data
66	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
67	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
68	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	<5%
	Long-tongued Bat			Insufficient data
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
	Aztec Fruit Eating Bat			Insufficient data
69	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Great Fruit-eating Bat			Insufficient data
70	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pacific Tent-making Bat			Insufficient data
71	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Vampire Bat			Insufficient data
72	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	great stripe-faced bat			Insufficient data
73	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	California Leaf-nosed Bat			Insufficient data