---
title: "Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat"
description: "Lonchorhina aurita — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tomes-s-sword-nosed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat

> Lonchorhina aurita — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Lonchorhina aurita*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 111
- Wikidata: [Q1833011](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1833011)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41122](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41122)

## Names

- en: Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
- de: Eigentliche Schwertnase
- es: Murciélago nariz de espada
- nl: Zwaardneusvleermuis

## Countries with the most observations

MX (27), BR (15), BZ (8), CR (8), HN (7), CO (6), EC (6), NI (5), PA (5), PE (5), GT (4)

## Photo

![Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tomes-s-sword-nosed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.16844_pal_-_Lonchorhina_aurita_-_skull.jpeg

## Machine access

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