Mammal
Great Fruit-Eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus · Phyllostomidae · Chiroptera
Best monthsMar · May · Octmost records
Records34,390in 21 countries
Most seen inMexico8,948 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Great Fruit-Eating Bat in brief
The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a mammal of the Phyllostomidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 21 countries we cover it has 34,390 published records, most of them from Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, May and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Mexico8,948 records · best Jan, Jun
Colombia8,493 records · best Mar, May
Brazil7,069 records · best Oct, Mar
Guyana1,526 records · best Oct, Nov
Venezuela885 records · best Jan, Jul
Bolivia871 records · best Jun, Jul
Ecuador795 records · best Jul, Aug
Panama769 records · best Feb, Mar
Paraguay715 records · best Mar, Jan
Costa Rica684 records · best Jul, Mar
Peru578 records · best Nov, May
Guatemala490 records · best Dec, Jan
Belize466 records · best May, Mar
Nicaragua465 records · best May, Apr
Honduras430 records · best May, Mar
Trinidad and Tobago426 records · best Mar, Apr
Argentina368 records · best Sep, Apr
Suriname296 records · best Nov, Jan
El Salvador92 records · best Jul, Jun
Grenada20 records · best May, Jul
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4 records · best Aug, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammalsMore of the Phyllostomidae family
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