page_title: List of mammals of Argentina
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Argentina / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Superorder: Laurasiatheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
context_page_description: This is a list of the native mammal species recorded in Argentina. As of January 2020, the list contains 402 mammal species from Argentina, of which one is extinct, seven are critically endangered, seventeen are endangered, sixteen are vulnerable, and thirty are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; those on the left are used here, those in the second column in some other articles:
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 LC
  Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus LC
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Southern myotis, Myotis aelleni DD
  Silver-tipped myotis, Myotis albescens LC
  Chilean myotis, Myotis chiloensis LC
  Myotis dinellii LC
  Hairy-legged myotis, Myotis keaysi LC
  Yellowish myotis, Myotis levis LC
  Black myotis, Myotis nigricans LC
  Riparian myotis, Myotis riparius LC
  Red myotis, Myotis ruber NT
  Velvety myotis, Myotis simus DD
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Brazilian brown bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis LC
  Diminutive serotine, Eptesicus diminutus LC
  Argentine brown bat, Eptesicus furinalis LC
  Genus: Histiotus
  Thomas's big-eared brown bat, Histiotus laephotis LC
  Big-eared brown bat, Histiotus macrotus LC
  Southern big-eared brown bat, Histiotus magellanicus LC
  Small big-eared brown bat, Histiotus montanus LC
  Tropical big-eared brown bat, Histiotus velatus DD
  Genus: Lasiurus
  Desert red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii LC
  Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus LC
  Southern yellow bat, Lasiurus ega LC
  Cinnamon red bat, Lasiurus varius LC
  Family: Molossidae
  Genus: Cynomops
  Cinnamon dog-faced bat, Cynomops abrasus DD
  Para dog-faced bat, Cynomops paranus DD
  Southern dog-faced bat, Cynomops planirostris LC
  Genus: Eumops
  Black bonneted bat, Eumops auripendulus LC
  Dwarf bonneted bat, Eumops bonariensis LC
  Big bonneted bat, Eumops dabbenei LC
  Wagner's bonneted bat, Eumops glaucinus LC
  Patagonian bonneted bat, Eumops patagonicus LC
  Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis LC
  Genus: Molossops
  Rufous dog-faced bat, Molossops neglectus DD
  Dwarf dog-faced bat, Molossops temminckii LC
  Genus: Molossus
  Bonda mastiff bat, Molossus currentium LC
  Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus LC
  Black mastiff bat, Molossus rufus LC
  Genus: Nyctinomops
  Broad-eared bat, Nyctinomops laticaudatus LC
  Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis LC
  Genus: Promops
  Big crested mastiff bat, Promops centralis LC
  Brown mastiff bat, Promops nasutus LC
  Genus: Tadarida
  Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis LC
  Family: Phyllostomidae
  Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  Genus: Chrotopterus
  Big-eared woolly bat, Chrotopterus auritus LC
  Genus: Macrophyllum
  Long-legged bat, Macrophyllum macrophyllum LC
  Genus: Phyllostomus
  Pale spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor LC
  Genus: Tonatia
  Greater round-eared bat, Tonatia bidens DD
  Subfamily: Glossophaginae
  Genus: Anoura
  Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer LC
  Genus: Glossophaga
  Pallas's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga soricina LC
  Subfamily: Carolliinae
  Genus: Carollia
  Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata LC
  Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
  Genus: Artibeus
  Fringed fruit-eating bat, Artibeus fimbriatus LC
  Great fruit-eating bat, Artibeus lituratus LC
  Flat-faced fruit-eating bat, Artibeus planirostris LC
  Genus: Platyrrhinus
  White-lined broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus LC
  Genus: Pygoderma
  Ipanema bat, Pygoderma bilabiatum LC
  Genus: Sturnira
  Hairy yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira erythromos LC
  Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium LC
  Tschudi's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira oporaphilum LC
  Genus: Vampyressa
  Southern little yellow-eared bat, Vampyressa pusilla DD
  Subfamily: Desmodontinae
  Genus: Desmodus
  Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LC
  Genus: Diaemus
  White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngi LC
caption: Big free-tailed bat
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