Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
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Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Platyrrhinus helleri

Overview

Tortuguero and Manuel Antonio are the two atlas parks where Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is recorded, with records concentrating in Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Guyana, and Suriname. The atlas holds 629 records of this mammal across 14 countries. This species, Platyrrhinus helleri, belongs to the family Phyllostomidae.

Because it is recorded in both hemispheres, the seasons for observing it differ by region. Each place page in the atlas shows the particular months it was recorded there.

Records
629
Countries
14
Atlas places
2
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Heller's Broad-nosed Bat as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Mexico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 192 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Peru
    25 km zone · high confidence · 112 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Colombia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 77 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guyana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 76 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Suriname
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 67 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Ecuador
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 41 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guatemala
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 26 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Nicaragua
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 11 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Costa Rica
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 7 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Brazil
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 7 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Heller's Broad-nosed Bat