Emballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)

Species in this group

LC

Rhynchonycteris naso

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Taphozous mauritianus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Diclidurus albus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Saccopteryx bilineata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Emballonura monticola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Peropteryx macrotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Mosia nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Centronycteris centralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Cormura brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sheath-tailed Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 43 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~60%
	Proboscis Bat			~60%
2	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~60%
	Proboscis Bat			~60%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~50%
	Proboscis Bat			~50%
4	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~50%
	Northern Ghost Bat			~30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~10%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 9	~50%
	Proboscis Bat			~40%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~10%
6	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 9	~40%
	Proboscis Bat			~40%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~40%
	Proboscis Bat			~40%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~40%
	Proboscis Bat			~30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~10%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 9	~40%
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			~10%
	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat			~10%
	Proboscis Bat			~10%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~10%
	Northern Ghost Bat			~10%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 9	~40%
	Proboscis Bat			~30%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~10%
11	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 9	~40%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			~40%
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~40%
	Proboscis Bat			~40%
13	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 9	~30%
	Proboscis Bat			~30%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~30%
	Proboscis Bat			~30%
15	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~20%
	Northern Ghost Bat			~20%
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~10%
	Proboscis Bat			~10%
17	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 9	~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~20%
18	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~20%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~20%
20	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 9	~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~20%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~20%
	Northern Ghost Bat			~20%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 9	~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~20%
23	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~20%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~20%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~20%
	Thomas's Shaggy Bat			~10%
	Proboscis Bat			~10%
	Greater Sac-winged Bat			~10%
25	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~20%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			~20%
26	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~10%
	lesser sheath-tailed bat			~10%
27	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~10%
	Lesser Dog-like Bat			~10%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			~10%
29	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Proboscis Bat			~10%
30	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Proboscis Bat			~10%
31	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~10%
	Dark Sheath-tailed Bat			~10%
32	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			~10%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~10%
	Mauritian Tomb Bat			~10%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	<5%
	Proboscis Bat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~30%
	Proboscis Bat			~30%
2	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~20%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~20%
	Proboscis Bat			~20%

Sheath-tailed Bats

Species in this group

Proboscis Bat

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Northern Ghost Bat

Greater Sac-winged Bat

lesser sheath-tailed bat

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Dark Sheath-tailed Bat

Thomas's Shaggy Bat

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sheath-tailed Bats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked