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title: "Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat"
description: "Natalus mexicanus — Mammifères. The Mexican greater funnel-eared bat (Natalus mexicanus) is a species of bat found in Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/mexican-greater-funnel-eared-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat

> Natalus mexicanus — Mammifères. The Mexican greater funnel-eared bat (Natalus mexicanus) is a species of bat found in Central America.

- Scientific name: *Natalus mexicanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 251
- Wikidata: [Q2474147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2474147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74731](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74731)

## Names

- en: Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat
- de: Mexiko-Trichterohr
- es: Murciélago orejas de embudo

## Countries with the most observations

MX (191), NI (7), HN (6), GT (5), PA (5), SV (4)

## Summary

The Mexican greater funnel-eared bat (Natalus mexicanus) is a species of bat found in Central America. While initially and currently described as a species, from 1959 to 2006 it was considered a subspecies of the Mexican funnel-eared bat, Natalus stramineus.

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

## Photo

![Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-greater-funnel-eared-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ángel Mata · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384152081

## Machine access

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