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title: "Bat-like Peacock Spider"
description: "Maratus vespertilio — Insekten & Spinnen. Maratus vespertilio is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/bat-like-peacock-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bat-like Peacock Spider

> Maratus vespertilio — Insekten & Spinnen. Maratus vespertilio is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family.

- Scientific name: *Maratus vespertilio*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 461
- Wikidata: [Q2591889](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2591889)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53604](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53604)

## Names

- en: Bat-like Peacock Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (382)

## Summary

Maratus vespertilio is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family. Males expand their colourful abdominal flaps for display during courtship as well as in contests with other males.

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

## Photo

![Bat-like Peacock Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bat-like-peacock-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243288420

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bat-like-peacock-spider?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).