Common tent-making Bat
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Common tent-making Bat

Uroderma bilobatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tayrona National Natural Park
5 Verified records at Tayrona National Natural Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum) is an American leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) found in lowland forests of Central and South America. This medium-sized bat has a gray coat with a pale white stripe running down the middle of the back. Its face is characterized by a fleshy nose-leaf and four white stripes. Primarily a frugivore, it may supplement its diet with insects, flower parts, pollen, and nectar. Its common name comes from its behavior of constructing tents out of large, fan-shaped leaves. These roosts provide excellent protection from the tropical rains, and a single tent roost may house several bats at once. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common tent-making Bat sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Pacific Tent-making Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Uroderma convexum

Insufficient data
pale spear-nosed bat
LC

pale spear-nosed bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Phyllostomus discolor

Insufficient data
Lesser Sac-winged Bat
LC

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Saccopteryx leptura

Insufficient data
Greater Sac-winged Bat
LC

Greater Sac-winged Bat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Saccopteryx bilineata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
9 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
11 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
12 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
17 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
20 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common tent-making Bat in Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Common tent-making Bat sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common tent-making Bat in Tayrona National Natural Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common tent-making Bat in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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