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title: "Grote vruchtenvampier"
description: "Artibeus lituratus — Zoogdieren. The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/great-fruit-eating-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grote vruchtenvampier

> Artibeus lituratus — Zoogdieren. The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

- Scientific name: *Artibeus lituratus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2394
- Wikidata: [Q306460](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q306460)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41006](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41006)

## Names

- en: Great Fruit-eating Bat
- de: Großer Fruchtvampir
- es: Murciélago frugívoro gigante
- fr: Artibée rayée
- nl: Grote vruchtenvampier

## Countries with the most observations

MX (552), BR (360), CO (129), CR (102), PA (68), EC (65), HN (44), NI (36), GF (22), AR (21), PE (20), BZ (19)

## Summary

The great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

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

## Photo

![Grote vruchtenvampier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-fruit-eating-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277016400

## Machine access

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