Striped Spearnosed Bat
Gardnerycteris crenulatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPhyllostomidae (New World Leaf-nosed Bats)
- GenusGardnerycteris
- SpeciesGardnerycteris crenulatum (Striped Spearnosed Bat)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Spearnosed Bat sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Fischer's little fruit bat
Rhinophylla fischerae
chestnut short-tailed bat
Carollia castanea
Dark Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus obscurus
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyriscus bidens
Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyressa thyone
Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
MacConnell's bat
Mesophylla macconnelli
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
dwarf little fruit bat
Rhinophylla pumilio
Gianna's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Sturnira giannae
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Striped Spearnosed Bat in Yasuní National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Spearnosed Bat sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Striped Spearnosed Bat in Yasuní National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Striped Spearnosed Bat in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.