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title: "Little big-eared bat"
description: "Micronycteris megalotis — Mammiferi. The little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) is a bat species in the order Chiroptera and family Phyllostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/little-big-eared-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Little big-eared bat

> Micronycteris megalotis — Mammiferi. The little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) is a bat species  in the order Chiroptera and family Phyllostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Micronycteris megalotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 62
- Wikidata: [Q1831491](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1831491)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41072](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41072)

## Names

- en: Little big-eared bat
- de: Brasilianische Großohrfledermaus
- es: Murciélago orejón brasileño
- fr: Micronyctère oreillard
- pl: Karłogacek wielkouchy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (11), EC (8), TT (4)

## Summary

The little big-eared bat (Micronycteris megalotis) is a bat species  in the order Chiroptera and family Phyllostomidae. It is from South and Central America particularly Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Suriname and Trinidad. Though its exact population is unknown, it is considered widespread and occurs in protected areas, although deforestation may be a minor threat, it is classified as Least Concern. It is found in multistratal evergreen forests and dry thorn forests and forages near streams and is found hollow trees, logs, caverns, or houses with groups…

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

## Photo

![Little big-eared bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-big-eared-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98546932

## Machine access

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