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title: "Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat"
description: "Sturnira parvidens — Mammiferi. The little yellow-shouldered Mesoamerican bat (Sturnira parvidens) is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Mexico and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-yellow-shouldered-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat

> Sturnira parvidens — Mammiferi. The little yellow-shouldered Mesoamerican bat (Sturnira parvidens) is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Mexico and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Sturnira parvidens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 379
- Wikidata: [Q21377101](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21377101)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1067750](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1067750)

## Names

- en: Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat
- de: Nördliche Gelbschulterfledermaus
- es: Murciélago de charreteras menor

## Countries with the most observations

MX (201), HN (16), CR (13), NI (11), BZ (6), SV (4)

## Summary

The little yellow-shouldered Mesoamerican bat (Sturnira parvidens) is a species of leaf-nosed bat found in Mexico and Central America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Sobeida Morales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356636795

## Machine access

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