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title: "Proboscis Bat"
description: "Rhynchonycteris naso — Mammiferi. The proboscis bat is a species of bat found in South America and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/proboscis-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Proboscis Bat

> Rhynchonycteris naso — Mammiferi. The proboscis bat is a species of bat found in South America and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Rhynchonycteris naso*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5188
- Wikidata: [Q605774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q605774)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41396](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41396)

## Names

- en: Proboscis Bat
- de: Nasenfledermaus
- es: Murciélago narigón
- fr: Nasin des rivières
- nl: Langneusvleermuis
- pl: Długonosek amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1824), BR (587), EC (485), PE (455), BZ (313), PA (294), GF (157), MX (128), HN (97), NI (93), CO (90), GY (69)

## Summary

The proboscis bat is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat, and river bat. It is the only species in the genus Rhynchonycteris.

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

## Photo

![Proboscis Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/proboscis-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111278975

## Machine access

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