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title: "Aztec Fruit-eating Bat"
description: "Dermanura azteca — Zoogdieren. The Aztec fruit-eating bat (Dermanura azteca) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/aztec-fruit-eating-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Aztec Fruit-eating Bat

> Dermanura azteca — Zoogdieren. The Aztec fruit-eating bat (Dermanura azteca) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Dermanura azteca*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 143
- iNaturalist taxon: [197798](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/197798)

## Names

- en: Aztec Fruit-eating Bat
- de: Azteken-Fruchtvampir
- es: Murciélago frugívoro azteca

## Countries with the most observations

MX (102), HN (4), CR (3)

## Summary

The Aztec fruit-eating bat (Dermanura azteca) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

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

## Photo

![Aztec Fruit-eating Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/aztec-fruit-eating-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rafael Torres · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33993465

## Machine access

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