What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Curaçaoan Long-nosed Bat been recorded?

Leptonycteris curasoae occurrence evidence comes from 793 records in 5 countries and territories, from 1943 to 2014. Most records come from Venezuela.

MammaliaChiropteraPhyllostomidaeLeptonycteris

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

793 records across 5 countries and territories, 1943–2014.

Leptonycteris curasoae · GBIF taxon key 2433316

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Curaçaoan Long-nosed Bat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Curaçaoan Long-nosed Bat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Venezuela 489
Mexico 230
United States 56
Colombia 12
Guatemala 6

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.