Northern Ghost Bat

Northern Ghost Bat

Diclidurus albus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
19 Verified records at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus) is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America. It is a relatively rare, completely white, insectivorous bat, with an unusual sac at the base of its tail. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Ghost Bat sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Ghost Bat in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Ghost Bat sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Ghost Bat in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Ghost Bat in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.

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