Costa Rica is home to 121 bat species. Click on any of the species names below to view a high quality video of that particular species.
FAMILY: Emballanuridae – Sac-winged Bats
Gray Sac-Winged Bat (Balantiopteryx plicata)
Shaggy-haired Bat (Centronycterius centralis)
Chestnut Sac-Winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris)
Northern Ghost Bat (Diclidurus albus)
Greater Doglike Bat (Peropteryx kappleri)
Lesser Doglike Bat (Peropteryx macrotis)
Short-Eared Bat (Cyttarops alecto)
Brazilian Long-Nosed Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Greater White-Lined Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
Lesser White-Lined Bat (Saccopteryx leptura)
FAMILY: Noctilionoidea – Bulldog bats
Greater Fishing Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
Lesser Fishing Bat (Noctilio albiventris)
FAMILY: Mormoopidea – Ghost-faced bats
Mustached Bat (Pteronotus mesoamericanus)
Naked-Backed Bats (Pteronotus gymnonotus and Pteronotus davyi)
FAMILY: Phyllostomidae – Leaf-nosed Bats
Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Hairy-Legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata)
Geoffroy’s Hairy-legged Bat (Anoura geoffroyi)
Commissaris’s Long-Tongued Bat (Glossophaga commissarisi)
Underwood’s Long-Tongued Bat (Hylonycteris underwoodi)
Orange Nectar Bat (Lonchophylla robusta)
Big-Eared Woolly Bat (Chrotopterus auritus)
Common Sword-Nosed Bat (Lonchorhina aurita)
Pygmy Round-Eared Bat (Lophostoma brasiliense)
Common Big-Eared Bat (Micronycteris microtis)
Schmidt’s Large-Eared Bat (Micronycterius Schmidtorum)
Orange-throated Bat (Lampronycteris brachyotis)
Pale Spear-Nosed Bat (Phyllostomus discolor)
Greater Spear-Nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)
Fringe-Lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus)
Jamaican Fruit Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
Great Fruit-Eating Bat (Artibeus lituratus)
Wrinkle-Faced Bat (Centurio senex)
Toltec Fruit-Eating Bat (Dermanura tolteca)
Thomas’s Fruit-Eating Bat (Dermanura watsoni)
White Tent Bat (Ectophylla alba)
Highland Epauleted Bat (Sturnira ludovici)
Talamanca Bat (Sturnira mordax)
Tent-Making Bat (Uroderma bilobatum)
Heller’s Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyhrinus helleri)
Northern Little Yellow-Eared Bat (Vampyressa thyone)
Great Striped-Faced Bat (Vampyrodes caraccioli)
Velvety Fruit-Eating Bat (Enchisthens hartii)
Family: Furipteridae – Thumbless Bats
Thumbless Bat (Furipterus horrens)
Family: Thyropteridae – Disk-winged Bats
Spix’s Disk-Winged Bat (Thyroptera tricolor)
Family: Natalidae – Funnel-eared bats
Mexican Funnel-Eared Bat (Natalus stramineus)
Family: Vespertillionidae – Mouse-eared Bats
Southern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus ega)
Riparian Myotis (Myotis riparius)
Brazilian Brown Bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis)
Argentine Brown Bat (Eptesicus furinalis)
Hairy -Legged Myotis (Myotis pilosatibatis)
Black-winged little yellow bat (Rhogeessa tumida)
Rainforest Yellow Bat (Rhogessa io)
Family: Molossidae – Free-tailed Bats
Black Mastiff Bat (Molossus rufus)
Other Bat Videos
La Caverna Hedionda: Home to the Mustached Bat
Who Pollinates the Calabash Tree?
Bats, Mirrors, and Mayans: A Trek to El Zotz
Greater Fishing Bat Feeding Frenzy
Opossum has Bat Entrée and Banana Dessert
Balsa Tree Pollination-The Problem of a low hanging Flower
Bats as Pollinators: Burmeistera- A Tropical Bellflower
Bat Pollination: The Vriesea Bromeliad
Bat Buddies Come To The Rescue
Mucuna is for the Bats and for the Libido
Bat Detectors above the Canopy
No Bats No Rainforest: Seed Dispersal by Bats
The Calliandra Tree Opens for Business
An Eyelash Pitviper Enjoys a Bat
Bat Conservation: White-nose Syndrome
Bat Conservation: Rabies in Bats or Not
Bat Conservation: Bat houses and Bat Walks
Bats Drink Water Before Foraging
A Bat Tornado: Bats Emerge from a Mexican Cenote
A Cave with Bats and Snakes: Not Most People’s Happy Place
The Balsa Flower: A Chalice Full of Nectar
A Bat Cave Full of Food Specialists
Mammals of Costa Rica 