---
title: "Southern Hoary Bat"
description: "Lasiurus villosissimus — Mammifères. The South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus) is a species of vesper bat found in South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/southern-hoary-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Hoary Bat

> Lasiurus villosissimus — Mammifères. The South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus) is a species of vesper bat found in South America.

- Scientific name: *Lasiurus villosissimus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 132
- iNaturalist taxon: [1596114](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1596114)

## Names

- en: Southern Hoary Bat
- es: Murciélago escarchado grande

## Countries with the most observations

AR (25), CL (25), BR (13), BO (7), CO (4), UY (3)

## Summary

The South American hoary bat (Lasiurus villosissimus) is a species of vesper bat found in South America.

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

## Photo

![Southern Hoary Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-hoary-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adriel Magnetti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262941602

## Machine access

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