Western red bat
Lasiurus frantzii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyVespertilionidae (Evening Bats)
- GenusLasiurus (Hairy-tailed Bats)
- SpeciesLasiurus frantzii (Western red bat)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Western red bat sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Northern Hairy-legged Myotis
Myotis pilosatibialis
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
wrinkle-faced bat
Centurio senex
Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus vittatus
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Toltec Fruit Eating Bat
Artibeus toltecus
White Bat
Ectophylla alba
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
Glossophaga soricina
Underwood's long-tongued bat
Hylonycteris underwoodi
Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Platyrrhinus helleri
Geoffroy's tailless bat
Anoura geoffroyi
📅 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 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western red bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western red 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 Western red bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Western red bat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.