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title: "Striped hairy-nosed bat"
description: "Gardnerycteris crenulata — Mammiferi. The striped hairy-nosed bat (Gardnerycteris crenulatum) is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/striped-hairy-nosed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Striped hairy-nosed bat

> Gardnerycteris crenulata — Mammiferi. The striped hairy-nosed bat (Gardnerycteris crenulatum) is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

- Scientific name: *Gardnerycteris crenulata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 122
- iNaturalist taxon: [852272](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/852272)

## Names

- en: Striped hairy-nosed bat
- de: Gestreifte Haarnasenfledermaus
- es: Murciélago lanza rayado
- fr: Mimon crénelé

## Countries with the most observations

PE (19), GF (18), EC (16), BR (12), CO (9), CR (8), TT (6), PA (5), NI (3)

## Summary

The striped hairy-nosed bat (Gardnerycteris crenulatum) is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. A feature unique to its species, its nose-leaf is elongated, spear-shaped, and covered in hair. Its dense fur is variable in color, with a blackish face and brown body that includes some yellow or orange tones. There are usually pale patches behind the ears, and a pale stripe along the length of the back. This species occurs in south Mexico and the Caribbean side of Central America, extending to Panama and through the north and central regions of South America…

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

## Photo

![Striped hairy-nosed bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-hairy-nosed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/852272

## Machine access

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