Bats/Murciélagos
Costa Rica is home to at least 121 bat species. Click on any of the species names below to view a high quality video of that particular species.
Emballanuridae — Noctilionoidea — Mormoopidea — Phyllostomidae — Furipteridae Thyropteridae — Vespertillionidae — Molossidae — Other Bat Videos
Family/Familia: Emballanuridae (Sac-winged Bats/Murciélagos de sacos alares)
Gray Sac-Winged Bat/Murciélago gris de sacos alares (Balantiopteryx plicata)
Shaggy-haired Bat/Murciélago peludo centroamericano (Centronycterius centralis)
Chestnut Sac-Winged Bat/Murciélago castaño de sacos alares (Cormura brevirostris)
Northern Ghost Bat/Murciélago phantasma norteño (Diclidurus albus)
Greater Doglike Bat/Murciélago cara de perro mayor (Peropteryx kappleri)
Lesser Doglike Bat/Murciélago cara de perro menor (Peropteryx macrotis)
Short-Eared Bat/Murciélago de orejas cortas (Cyttarops alecto)
Brazilian Long-Nosed Bat/Murciélago narigudo (Rhynchonycteris naso)
Greater White-Lined Bat/Murciélago de líneas blancas mayor (Saccopteryx bilineata)
Lesser White-Lined Bat/Murciélago de líneas blancas menor (Saccopteryx leptura)
Family/Familia: Noctilionoidea (Bulldog bats/Murciélagos pescadores)
Greater Fishing Bat/Murciélago pescador mayor (Noctilio leporinus)
Lesser Fishing Bat/Murciélago pescador menor (Noctilio albiventris)
Family/Familia: Mormoopidea (Ghost-faced bats/Murciélagos bigotudos)
Mustached Bat/Murciélago bigotón mesoamericano (Pteronotus mesoamericanus)
Naked-Backed Bats/Murciélagos de espaldas desnudas (Pteronotus gymnonotus and Pteronotus davyi)
Family/familia: Phyllostomidae (Leaf-nosed Bats/Murciélagos de hoja nasal)
Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat/Murciélago de cola corta común (Carollia perspicillata)
Common Vampire Bat/Vampiro común (Desmodus rotundus)
Hairy-Legged Vampire Bat/Vampiro chingo (Diphylla ecaudata)
Geoffroy’s Hairy-legged Bat (Anoura geoffroyi)
Godman’s Whiskered Bat/Murciélago legua large de Godman (Choeroniscus godmani)
Brown Long-Tongued Bat/Murciélago de lengua larga de Commissaris (Glossophaga commissarisi)
Underwood’s Long-Tongued Bat/Murciélago de lengua larga de Underwood (Hylonycteris underwoodi)
Orange Nectar Bat/Murciélago nectario anaranjado (Lonchophylla robusta)
Woolly False Vampire Bat/Falso vampiro lanudo (Chrotopterus auritus)
Common Sword-Nosed Bat/Murciélago nariz de lanza común (Lonchorhina aurita)
Pygmy Round-Eared Bat/Murciélago de orejas redondas pigmeo (Lophostoma nicaraguae)
Common Big-Eared Bat/Murciélago orejudo común (Micronycteris microtis)
Schmidt’s Big-Eared Bat/Murciélago orejudo de Schmidt (Micronycterius schmidtorum)
Northern Big-eared Bat/Murciélago orejudo norteño (Micronycterius tresamici)
Orange-throated Bat/Murciélago de garganta amarilla (Lampronycteris brachyotis)
Pale Spear-Nosed Bat/Murciélago nariz de lanza pálido (Phyllostomus discolor)
Greater Spear-Nosed Bat/Murciélago de nariz lanza mayor (Phyllostomus hastatus)
Fringe-Lipped Bat/Murciélago de labio verrugoso (Trachops cirrhosus)
Jamaican Fruit Bat/Murciélago frugívoro de Jamaica (Artibeus jamaicensis)
Great Fruit-Eating Bat/Murciélago frugívoro grande (Artibeus lituratus)
Honduran Fruit-eating Bat/Murciélago frugívoro hondureño (Artibeus inopinatus)
Wrinkle-Faced Bat/Murciélago cara arrugada (Centurio senex)
Toltec Fruit-Eating Bat/Murciélago frugívoro tolteca (Artibeus tolteca)
Thomas’s Fruit-Eating Bat/Murciélago frugívoro de Thomas (Artibeus watsoni)
White Tent Bat/Murciélago blanco hondureño (Ectophylla alba)
Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat/ Esturnira hondureño (Sturnira hondurensis)
Talamancan Yellow-shouldered Bat/Esturnira de Talamanca (Sturnira mordax)
Mesoamerican Tent-Making Bat/Murciélago tiendero mesoamericano (Uroderma convexum)
Heller’s Broad-Nosed Bat/Murciélago de nariz ancha de Heller (Platyhrinus helleri)
Northern Little Yellow-Eared Bat/Murciélago de orejas amarillas pequeño (Vampyressa thyone)
Great Striped-Faced Bat/Murciélago de líneas facials grandes (Vampyrodes major)
Velvety Fruit-Eating Bat/Murciélago frugívoro achocolatado (Enchisthens hartii)
Family/Familia: Furipteridae (Thumbless Bats/Murciélagos sin pulgars)
Thumbless Bat/Murciélago sin pulgar (Furipterus horrens)
Family/Familia: Thyropteridae (Disk-winged Bats/Murciélagos de ventosas)
Spix’s Disk-Winged Bat/Murciélago de ventosa de Spix (Thyroptera tricolor)
Family/Familia: Natalidae (Funnel-eared bats/Murciélagos orejas de embudos)
Mexican Funnel-Eared Bat/Murciélago oreja de embudo mexicano (Natalus mexicanus)
Family/Familia: Vespertillionidae (Mouse-eared Bats/Murciélagos Vespertinos)
Southern Yellow Bat/Murciélago amarillo sureño (Dasypterus ega)
Riparian Myotis/Myotis ripario (Myotis riparius)
Brazilian Brown Bat/Murciélago marrón brasileño (Eptesicus brasiliensis)
Argentine Brown Bat/Murciélago marrón común (Neoeptesicus furinalis)
Hairy -Legged Myotis/Myotis de patas peludas (Myotis pilosatibatis)
Bickham’s Yellow Bat/Murciélago amarillo de Bickham (Rhogeessa bickhami)
Rainforest Yellow Bat/Murciélago amarillo de Thomas (Rhogessa io)
Family/Familia: Molossidae (Free-tailed Bats/Murciélagos de cola libre)
Black Mastiff Bat/Moloso negro (Molossus nigricans)
Miller’s Mastiff Bat/Moloso de Miller (Molossus pretiosus)
Broad-eared Bat/Murciélago de labios arrugados (Nyctinomops laticaudatus)
Underwood’s Bonneted Bat/eumopo de Underwood (Eumops underwoodi)
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
