The Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to Latin America. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat. The common vampire bat mainly feeds on the blood of livestock and usually approaches its prey at night...
The Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) is a medium-sized bat native to the Americas and is regarded as one of the most abundant mammals in North America. It has been claimed to have the fastest horizontal speed (as opposed to stoop...
The Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba) is a unique species of bat, the only member of the genus Ectophylla. The genus and the species were both scientifically described for the first time in 1892. It constructs "tents" out of understory plant...
The Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species of vesper bat found throughout the Americas. It was first described as a species in 1796. Compared to other microbats, Big brown bats are relatively large and consume a diverse array of night-flying...
The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum ), also called the great false vampire bat or Linnaeus's false vampire bat, is a large, carnivorous leaf-nosed bat found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.It is the only member of the genus Vampyrum ;...
The hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata ) is one of three extant species of vampire bats. It mainly feeds on the blood of wild birds, but can also feed both on domestic birds and humans. This vampire bat lives mainly in tropical and...
The Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) is a species of microbat native to eastern North America. Its common name "tricolored bat" derives from the coloration of the hairs on its back, which have three distinct color bands. It is the smallest bat...
The Greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) is a species of fishing bat native to Latin America. It uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its...
The Jamaican, common or Mexican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis ) is a fruit-eating bat native to Mexico, through Central America to northwestern South America, as well as the Greater and many of the Lesser Antilles. It is also an uncommon resident...
The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae ) is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America. It is sometimes known as Sanborn's long-nosed bat or the Mexican long-nosed bat, though the latter name is better avoided since it is...
The northern ghost bat (Diclidurus albus ) is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America. It is a relatively rare, completely white, insectivorous bat, with an unusual sac at the base of its tail.
The ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla ) is a bat in the genus Mormoops. It occurs in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Texas in the United States. Mormoops...
The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Choeronycteris. The species is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.
The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus ) is a species of bat, belonging to the Order Chiroptera and Family Phyllostomidae.The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots ch ariots (skin, color), and...
The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus ) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger bats of this region and is omnivorous.
Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata ) is a common and widespread bat species in the family Phyllostomidae. They are found in Central America, the northern parts of South America, and in the Antilles islands.
The western red bat or desert red bat (Lasiurus frantzii ) is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in western North America and Central America.
The northern yellow bat (Dasypterus intermedius ) is a non-migratory bat in the family Vespertilionidae, typically active year-round except during abnormally frigid winter weather, during which they will induce torpor.
The wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only identified member of the genus Centurio. This bat is found in various countries in and around Central America. It eats fruit but is not classified...
The fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus ) is a leaf-nosed bat from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. It has three subspecies and no known fossils. It is the only species within its genus.
Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina ) is a South and Central American bat with a fast metabolism that feeds on nectar.
The proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso ) is a bat species from South and Central America. Other common names include Long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat and river bat in English, and murciélago narizón in Spanish. It...
The greater sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx bilineata ) is a bat of the family Emballonuridae native to Central and South America.They are the most common bats seen in the rainforest, as they often roost on the outside of large trees. They are...
The cave myotis (Myotis velifer ) is a species of vesper bat (Vespertilionidae ) in the genus Myotis.
The southern yellow bat (Dasypterus ega ) is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the...
Spix’s disk-winged bat (Thyroptera tricolor ), is a species of bat in the family Thyropteridae. It is native to the Americas from Mexico to Brazil. The most prominent anatomical feature of this bat, which distinguishes it from other species, is the...
The lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris ) is an insectivorous and occasionally carnivorous bat of the (Neotropics), ranging through Central America and northern South America. Some unique characteristics of the bat include, large feet that are...
The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus ) is a bat species in the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint...
The pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor) is a species of phyllostomid bat from South and Central America.
Underwood's long-tongued bat (Hylonycteris underwoodi ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hylonycteris. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Hylonycteris underwoodi feed on...
The velvety fruit-eating bat (Enchisthenes hartii ), also known as Hart's little fruit bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Enchisthenes. It is found in Central America, Mexico, the United States,...
The black mastiff bat (Molossus rufus ) is a bat species. It ranges from the northern region of South America (excluding Chile), most of Central America (excluding Belize) and parts of southern Mexico.
Geoffroy's tailless bat (Anoura geoffroyi ) is a species of phyllostomid bat from the American tropics.
The Argentine brown bat (Eptesicus furinalis ), is a bat species from South and Central America.
The pale-faced bat (Phylloderma stenops ) is a bat species from South and Central America.
Tomes's sword-nosed bat (Lonchorhina aurita ), also known as the common sword-nosed bat is a bat species from South and Central America. It is also found in the Bahamas, as is known only from one specimen collected on the island of New Providence.In...
The big naked-backed bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus ), is a bat species from South and Central America.
Van Gelder's bat or Van Gelder's big-eared bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Mexico. The species is monotypic within its genus. It is part of the...
The gray sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx plicata ) is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,...
Wagner's mustached bat (Pteronotus personatus ) is a bat species from South and Central America. It is one of the few New World bats species known to perform Doppler shift compensation behavior.
The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura ) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.
The greater dog-like bat (Peropteryx kappleri ) is a bat species from Central America and South America. It is found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru.
