Big-eared Woolly Bat
Chrotopterus auritus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusChrotopterus
- SpeciesChrotopterus auritus (Big-eared Woolly Bat)
The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae. The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus phaeotis
wrinkle-faced bat
Centurio senex
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Cozumelan Golden Bat
Mimon cozumelae
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat
Lampronycteris brachyotis
Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diphylla ecaudata
Sowell’s Short-tailed Bat
Carollia sowelli
spectral bat
Vampyrum spectrum
fringe-lipped bat
Trachops cirrhosus
Schmidts's big-eared bat
Micronycteris schmidtorum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Big-eared Woolly Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Big-eared Woolly Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Big-eared Woolly Bat in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.