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title: "Long-tongued Bat"
description: "Choeronycteris mexicana — Zoogdieren. The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/long-tongued-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Long-tongued Bat

> Choeronycteris mexicana — Zoogdieren. The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Choeronycteris mexicana*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 486
- Wikidata: [Q309117](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309117)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41182](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41182)

## Names

- en: Long-tongued Bat
- de: Langnasenfledermaus
- es: Murciélago trompudo
- fr: Chauve-souris mexicaine à queue libre

## Countries with the most observations

MX (266), US (166)

## Summary

The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus Choeronycteris. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.

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

## Photo

![Long-tongued Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-tongued-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96364637

## Machine access

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