Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat silhouette

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat

Glossophaga valens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lima

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Lima
April Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat in Lima?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat sighting in Lima on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat in Lima?

April and December–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat in Lima on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see an Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat?

Only Lima, in our data

Lima is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ecuadorian Long-tongued Bat is recorded against all the mammals logged in Lima (5 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.

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