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title: "Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat"
description: "Sturnira hondurensis — Mammiferi. Sturnira hondurensis is a species of bat found in Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/honduran-yellow-shouldered-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat

> Sturnira hondurensis — Mammiferi. Sturnira hondurensis is a species of bat found in Central America.

- Scientific name: *Sturnira hondurensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 119
- Wikidata: [Q21377113](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21377113)
- iNaturalist taxon: [516402](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516402)

## Names

- en: Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat
- de: Honduras-Gelbschulterfledermaus
- es: Murciélago de charreteras

## Countries with the most observations

MX (51), HN (11), GT (8)

## Summary

Sturnira hondurensis is a species of bat found in Central America. Previously, it was considered a subspecies of the highland yellow-shouldered bat, but it has been considered distinct since 2010.

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

## Photo

![Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/honduran-yellow-shouldered-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sobeida Morales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213810201

## Machine access

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