---
title: "Big-eared Woolly Bat"
description: "Chrotopterus auritus — Mammiferi. The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/big-eared-woolly-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Big-eared Woolly Bat

> Chrotopterus auritus — Mammiferi. The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Chrotopterus auritus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 332
- Wikidata: [Q134353](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134353)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41124](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41124)

## Names

- en: Big-eared Woolly Bat
- de: Großohrwollfledermaus
- es: Vampiro falso lanudo
- fr: Chrotoptère oreillard
- pl: Wełnianek uszaty

## Countries with the most observations

BR (141), MX (95), GF (15), PE (15), EC (9), BO (8), AR (6), BZ (6), HN (5), GT (4), NI (4), PA (4)

## Summary

The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.
The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing).  The epithet auritus refers to the large ears.

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

## Photo

![Big-eared Woolly Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/big-eared-woolly-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135372527

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/big-eared-woolly-bat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).