---
title: "Lesser Sac-winged Bat"
description: "Saccopteryx leptura — Mammals. The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-sac-winged-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Sac-winged Bat

> Saccopteryx leptura — Mammals. The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.

- Scientific name: *Saccopteryx leptura*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 739
- Wikidata: [Q1830297](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1830297)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41339](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41339)

## Names

- en: Lesser Sac-winged Bat
- de: Kleine Sackflügelfledermaus
- es: Murciélago rayado menor
- fr: Saccoptère commun

## Countries with the most observations

CR (58), BR (54), GF (33), CO (20), NI (8), PE (7), PA (6)

## Summary

The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_sac-winged_bat

## Photo

![Lesser Sac-winged Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-sac-winged-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gabriel Cardoso Fialho · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363068396

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-sac-winged-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).