Evidence found
511 records across 14 countries and territories, 1897–2023.
Micronycteris megalotis · GBIF taxon key 2433289
Where has the Little Big-Eared Bat been recorded?
Micronycteris megalotis occurrence evidence comes from 511 records in 14 countries and territories, from 1897 to 2023. Most records come from Colombia.
- 511 records
- 14 places
- 71 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.
12 months 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: March. 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
18972023
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Little Big-Eared Bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Little Big-Eared 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.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 143 | |
| Mexico | 82 | |
| Peru | 80 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 50 | |
| Venezuela | 36 | |
| Costa Rica | 30 | |
| Panama | 26 | |
| Ecuador | 21 | |
| Brazil | 17 | |
| Nicaragua | 12 | |
| Suriname | 6 | |
| Honduras | 4 | |
| Guyana | 3 | |
| Bolivia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Phyllostomidae.
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.
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.