---
title: "Silky Short-tailed Bat"
description: "Carollia brevicauda — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/silky-short-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silky Short-tailed Bat

> Carollia brevicauda — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Carollia brevicauda*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 188
- iNaturalist taxon: [1577354](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1577354)

## Names

- en: Silky Short-tailed Bat
- de: Seidige Kurzschwanzblattnase
- es: Murciélago cola corta sedosa
- fr: Carollia à queue courte

## Countries with the most observations

BO (33), EC (20), CO (5), PE (5), VE (5), BR (4), PA (3)

## Photo

![Silky Short-tailed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silky-short-tailed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.25172.b_gen_-_Carollia_brevicauda_-_skin.jpeg

## Machine access

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