Phyllostomidae
Artibeus obscurus (Schinz, 1821)
Artibeus obscurus (Schinz, 1821)
Artibeus obscurus, the dark fruit-eating bat, is a small neotropical bat found across the Amazon Basin in multiple forest and savanna habitats.
Artibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823)
Artibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823)
Artibeus planirostris, the flat-faced fruit-eating bat, is a moderately sized South American bat with three recognized subspecies.
Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821
Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821
Artibeus jamaicensis, the Jamaican fruit bat, is a medium-sized bat found from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean.
Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818)
Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818)
Artibeus lituratus is a species with unique heart structures, observed carrying heavy fruit long distances in Panama.
Centurio senex Gray, 1842
Centurio senex Gray, 1842
Centurio senex, the wrinkle-faced bat, is a distinctive leaf-nosed bat with two recognized subspecies found across Central and South America.
Mesophylla macconnelli Thomas, 1901
Mesophylla macconnelli Thomas, 1901
MacConnell's bat (Mesophylla macconnelli) is a monotypic bat species native to South and Central America.
Platyrrhinus lineatus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Platyrrhinus lineatus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Platyrrhinus lineatus, the white-lined broad-nosed bat, is a bat species found across multiple countries in South America.
Ectophylla alba H.Allen, 1892
Ectophylla alba H.Allen, 1892
Ectophylla alba, the Honduran white bat, is a small bright white Central American bat with yellow-orange skin pigmentation.
Uroderma bilobatum Peters, 1866
Uroderma bilobatum Peters, 1866
Uroderma bilobatum is a medium-sized striped frugivorous bat found from Mexico to South America and Trinidad.
Artibeus aztecus aztecus
Artibeus aztecus aztecus
Artibeus aztecus aztecus is a large, tailless nocturnal bat subspecies found in Central America with a varied plant and insect diet.
Artibeus phaeotis phaeotis
Artibeus phaeotis phaeotis
Artibeus phaeotis phaeotis, the pygmy fruit-eating bat, is a small nocturnal frugivorous bat native to Central American tropical deciduous forest.
Sturnira hondurensis Goodwin, 1940
Sturnira hondurensis Goodwin, 1940
Sturnira hondurensis Goodwin, 1940 is a nocturnal frugivorous bat that roosts in specific trees and feeds mostly on Solanaceae fruits.
Sturnira parvidens Goldman, 1917
Sturnira parvidens Goldman, 1917
Sturnira parvidens is a medium-sized bat found from Mexico through Central America to northern Costa Rica, in varied forest habitats.
Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766)
Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766)
Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) is a nectar-feeding bat from South and Central America with a fast metabolism.
Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838
Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838
Anoura geoffroyi, Geoffroy's tailless bat, is a medium-sized nectar-feeding bat found across the Neotropics.
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Martínez & Villa-R., 1940
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Martínez & Villa-R., 1940
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, the lesser long-nosed bat, is a small nectar-feeding migratory bat found across southern North America and northern Central America.
Choeronycteris mexicana Tschudi, 1844
Choeronycteris mexicana Tschudi, 1844
Choeronycteris mexicana, the Mexican long-tongued bat, is a medium-sized nectar-feeding bat found from the southwestern US to Central America.
Chrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856)
Chrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856)
Chrotopterus auritus, the big-eared woolly bat, is a large predatory Neotropical bat that has one large pup per cycle over 100 days gestation.
Mimon cozumelae Goldman, 1914
Mimon cozumelae Goldman, 1914
Mimon cozumelae, the Cozumelan golden bat, is a lowland Neotropical bat with a known diet and daytime roosting preferences.
Phyllostomus discolor Wagner, 1843
Phyllostomus discolor Wagner, 1843
Phyllostomus discolor, the pale spear-nosed bat, is a robust phyllostomid bat found from southern Mexico to central South America.
Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas, 1767)
Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas, 1767)
Phyllostomus hastatus, the greater spear-nosed bat, is a large omnivorous Phyllostomidae bat from Central and South America.
Gardnerycteris crenulatum (E.Geoffroy, 1803)
Gardnerycteris crenulatum (E.Geoffroy, 1803)
Gardnerycteris crenulatum, the striped hairy-nosed bat, is a Neotropical bat species with distinct physical and behavioral traits.
Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823)
Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823)
Trachops cirrhosus, the fringe-lipped bat, is a medium omnivorous neotropical bat with characteristic warty lips.
Desmodus rotundus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Desmodus rotundus (E.Geoffroy, 1810)
Desmodus rotundus, the common vampire bat, is a New World bat with unique land movement abilities, detailed in this species description.
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