Big-eared Woolly Bat
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Big-eared Woolly Bat

Chrotopterus auritus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Emas National Park
7 Verified records at Emas National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Emas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Emas National Park

Great Fruit-eating Bat
LC

Great Fruit-eating Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Artibeus lituratus

Insufficient data
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
LC

Pallas's Long-tongued Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Glossophaga soricina

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Big-eared Woolly Bat in Emas National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Big-eared Woolly Bat sighting in Emas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Big-eared Woolly Bat in Emas National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Big-eared Woolly Bat in Emas National Park in our monthly data.

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