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title: "Seba's Short-tailed Bat"
description: "Carollia perspicillata — Mammals. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is a common and widespread bat species in the family Phyllostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/seba-s-short-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Seba's Short-tailed Bat

> Carollia perspicillata — Mammals. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is a common and widespread bat species in the family Phyllostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Carollia perspicillata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1225
- Wikidata: [Q302191](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302191)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41110](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41110)

## Names

- en: Seba's Short-tailed Bat
- de: Brillenblattnase
- es: Murciélago cola corta de Sebas
- fr: Carollia commune
- nl: Brilbladneusvleermuis
- pl: Karolia okularowa

## Countries with the most observations

BR (104), MX (62), CO (36), BO (30), GF (26), PA (26), TT (19), CR (15), NI (14), EC (11), HN (8), PE (8)

## Summary

Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is a common and widespread bat species in the family Phyllostomidae. They are found in Central America, the northern parts of South America, and in the Antilles islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seba%27s_short-tailed_bat

## Photo

![Seba's Short-tailed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/seba-s-short-tailed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303840376

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/seba-s-short-tailed-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).