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Big-eared Woolly Bat
Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Bats

Big-eared Woolly Bat

Chrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBig-eared Woolly Bat
DutchWolharige Valse Vampiervleermuis
SpanishFalso vampiro orejón
Chinese绒假吸血蝠属
Scientific nameChrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856)

About this species

The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.

The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae
GenusChrotopterus

In Suriname

28Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1996First record
2012Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini20
  • Brokopondo6

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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