Evidence found
1,143 records across 14 countries and territories, 1896–2025.
Phyllostomus hastatus · GBIF taxon key 2433279
Where has the Greater Spear-Nosed Bat been recorded?
Phyllostomus hastatus occurrence evidence comes from 1,143 records in 14 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2025. Most records come from Venezuela.
- 1,143 records
- 14 places
- 84 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
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.
11 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
JFMAMJJASOND
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
18962025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Greater Spear-Nosed Bat has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Greater Spear-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.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 339 | |
| Peru | 226 | |
| Panama | 131 | |
| Costa Rica | 92 | |
| Colombia | 86 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 69 | |
| Bolivia | 58 | |
| Brazil | 43 | |
| Ecuador | 36 | |
| Suriname | 30 | |
| Honduras | 12 | |
| Nicaragua | 9 | |
| Guyana | 6 | |
| French Guiana | 4 |
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.