Artibeus planirostris
Silhouette: Jorge D. Carballo-Morales, based on a photo by Mario Barroso · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The flat-faced fruit-eating bat (Artibeus planirostris) is a South American species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat, but can be distinguished by its larger size, the presence of faint stripes on the face, and of a third molar tooth on each side of the upper jaw. Genetic analysis has also shown that the two species may not be closely related.
Flat-faced fruit-eating bats are moderately sized bats, with adults measuring 8 to 11 centimetres (3.1 to 4.3 in) in total length and weighing 40 to 69 grams (1.4 to 2.4 oz). The fur is brownish-grey over most of the body, becoming grey on the underparts, although there are faint whitish stripes on the face. As their name suggests, the bats have a broad skull with a short snout. The ears are triangular, with rounded tips, although short compared with those of many other bats, and with a small tragus. The snout bears a prominent triangular nose-leaf. The wings are dark brown or blackish, with white tips. A well-developed uropatagium stretches between the legs, but there is no visible tail.
Flat-faced fruit-eating bats are found... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 13 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat in João Pessoa on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of João Pessoa's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 20 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only João Pessoa, in our data
João Pessoa is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Phyllostomidae
The closest relatives of the Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat that you can see in João Pessoa (family Phyllostomidae, New World Leaf-nosed Bats) are Pallas's Long-tongued Bat (about 20%) and White-lined Broad-nosed Bat (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is recorded against all the mammals logged in João Pessoa (13 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
