Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyEmballonuridae (Sheath-tailed Bats)
- GenusRhynchonycteris
- SpeciesRhynchonycteris naso (Proboscis Bat)
The proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat, and river bat. It is the only species in the genus Rhynchonycteris. This species is in the family Emballonuridae, the sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. Like most bats, it is nocturnal. It is found from southern Mexico to Belize, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, as well as in Trinidad. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
Mesoamerican Common Mustached Bat
Pteronotus mesoamericanus
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Great Stripe-faced Bat
Vampyrodes major
Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
Lonchorhina aurita
Amber Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus ravus
pale spear-nosed bat
Phyllostomus discolor
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Proboscis Bat at Chagres National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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