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title: "MacConnell's bat"
description: "Mesophylla macconnelli — Zoogdieren. MacConnell's bat (Mesophylla macconnelli), is a bat species from South and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/macconnell-s-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# MacConnell's bat

> Mesophylla macconnelli — Zoogdieren. MacConnell's bat (Mesophylla macconnelli), is a bat species from South and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Mesophylla macconnelli*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 129
- Wikidata: [Q136124](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136124)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41019](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41019)

## Names

- en: MacConnell's bat
- de: MacConnell-Fruchtvampir
- fr: Mésophylle soufrée

## Countries with the most observations

PE (39), GF (26), EC (17), CO (14), BR (12), CR (6), PA (4), BO (3)

## Summary

MacConnell's bat (Mesophylla macconnelli), is a bat species from South and Central America. It is the only species within the genus Mesophylla.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacConnell%27s_bat

## Photo

![MacConnell's bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/macconnell-s-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247632600

## Machine access

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