Vampire Bat

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
7 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Vampire Bat sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
4 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
6 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
10 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
11 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
14 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
15 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
21 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
22 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
23 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vampire Bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Vampire Bat sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Vampire Bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Vampire Bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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