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title: "Grand Phyllostome"
description: "Phyllostomus hastatus — Mammifères. The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/greater-spear-nosed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grand Phyllostome

> Phyllostomus hastatus — Mammifères. The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Phyllostomus hastatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 586
- Wikidata: [Q1548283](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1548283)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41078)

## Names

- en: Greater Spear-nosed Bat
- de: Große Lanzennase
- es: Murciélago nariz de lanza mayor
- fr: Grand Phyllostome
- nl: Grote lansneusvleermuis
- pl: Liścionos okazały

## Countries with the most observations

BR (76), PE (47), CO (43), PA (43), EC (42), BO (26), CR (25), GF (20), TT (14), NI (12), HN (10), BZ (5)

## Summary

The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger bats of this region and is omnivorous.

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

## Photo

![Grand Phyllostome](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-spear-nosed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/300248830

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-spear-nosed-bat?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).