page_title: List of mammals of Colombia
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Colombia / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Colombia. Of the mammals in Colombia, four are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Colombia is considered to be extinct.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
  Family: Noctilionidae
  Genus: Noctilio
  Lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris LR/lc
  Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Silver-tipped myotis, Myotis albescens LR/lc
  Hairy-legged myotis, Myotis keaysi LR/lc
  Curacao myotis, Myotis nesopolus LR/nt
  Black myotis, Myotis nigricans LR/lc
  Montane myotis, Myotis oxyotus LR/lc
  Riparian myotis, Myotis riparius LR/lc
  Velvety myotis, Myotis simus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Little black serotine, Eptesicus andinus LR/lc
  Brazilian brown bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis LR/lc
  Argentine brown bat, Eptesicus furinalis LR/lc
  Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
  Genus: Histiotus
  Small big-eared brown bat, Histiotus montanus LR/lc
  Genus: Lasiurus
  Desert red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii LR/lc
  Tacarcuna bat, Lasiurus castaneus VU
  Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus LR/lc
  Southern yellow bat, Lasiurus ega LR/lc
  Big red bat, Lasiurus egregius LR/nt
  Genus: Rhogeessa
  Tiny yellow bat, Rhogeessa minutilla LR/nt
  Family: Molossidae
  Genus: Cynomops
  Cinnamon dog-faced bat, Cynomops abrasus LR/nt
  Greenhall's dog-faced bat, Cynomops greenhalli LR/lc
  Southern dog-faced bat, Cynomops planirostris LR/lc
  Genus: Eumops
  Black bonneted bat, Eumops auripendulus LR/lc
  Dwarf bonneted bat, Eumops bonariensis LR/lc
  Big bonneted bat, Eumops dabbenei LR/lc
  Wagner's bonneted bat, Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
  Sanborn's bonneted bat, Eumops hansae LR/lc
  Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis LR/lc
  Genus: Molossops
  Mato Grosso dog-faced bat, Molossops mattogrossensis LR/nt
  Dwarf dog-faced bat, Molossops temminckii LR/lc
  Genus: Molossus
  Black mastiff bat, Molossus ater LR/lc
  Bonda mastiff bat, Molossus bondae LR/lc
  Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus LR/lc
  Miller's mastiff bat, Molossus pretiosus LR/lc
  Sinaloan mastiff bat, Molossus sinaloae LR/lc
  Genus: Nyctinomops
  Peale's free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops aurispinosus LR/lc
  Broad-eared bat, Nyctinomops laticaudatus LR/lc
  Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
  Genus: Promops
  Big crested mastiff bat, Promops centralis LR/lc
  Genus: Tadarida
  Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
  Family: Emballonuridae
  Genus: Balantiopteryx
  Ecuadorian sac-winged bat, Balantiopteryx infusca EN
  Genus: Centronycteris
  Shaggy bat, Centronycteris maximiliani LR/lc
  Genus: Cormura
  Wagner's sac-winged bat, Cormura brevirostris LR/lc
  Genus: Cyttarops
  Short-eared bat, Cyttarops alecto LR/nt
  Genus: Diclidurus
  Northern ghost bat, Diclidurus albus LR/lc
  Greater ghost bat, Diclidurus ingens VU
  Isabelle's ghost bat, Diclidurus isabella LR/nt
  Genus: Peropteryx
  Greater dog-like bat, Peropteryx kappleri LR/lc
  White-winged dog-like bat, Peropteryx leucoptera LR/lc
  Lesser doglike bat, Peropteryx macrotis LR/lc
  Genus: Rhynchonycteris
  Proboscis bat, Rhynchonycteris naso LR/lc
  Genus: Saccopteryx
  Greater sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx bilineata LR/lc
  Frosted sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx canescens LR/lc
  Lesser sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx leptura LR/lc
  Family: Mormoopidae
  Genus: Mormoops
  Ghost-faced bat, Mormoops megalophylla LR/lc
  Genus: Pteronotus
  Naked-backed bat, Pteronotus davyi LR/lc
  Big naked-backed bat, Pteronotus gymnonotus LR/lc
  Parnell's mustached bat, Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
  Wagner's mustached bat, Pteronotus personatus LR/lc
  Family: Phyllostomidae
  Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  Genus: Chrotopterus
  Big-eared woolly bat, Chrotopterus auritus LR/lc
  Genus: Glyphonycteris
  Davies's big-eared bat, Glyphonycteris daviesi LR/nt
  Tricolored big-eared bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris LR/nt
  Genus: Lampronycteris
  Yellow-throated big-eared bat, Lampronycteris brachyotis LR/lc
  Genus: Lonchorhina
  Tomes's sword-nosed bat, Lonchorhina aurita LR/lc
  Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat, Lonchorhina marinkellei VU
  Orinoco sword-nosed bat, Lonchorhina orinocensis LR/nt
  Genus: Lophostoma
  Pygmy round-eared bat, Lophostoma brasiliense LR/lc
  Carriker's round-eared bat, Lop
caption: Tomes's sword-nosed bat
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