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title: "Waterhousebladneusvleermuis"
description: "Macrotus waterhousii — Zoogdieren. Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus waterhousii) is a species of big-eared bat in the family Phyllostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/waterhouse-s-leaf-nosed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Waterhousebladneusvleermuis

> Macrotus waterhousii — Zoogdieren. Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus waterhousii) is a species of big-eared bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Macrotus waterhousii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 191
- Wikidata: [Q1831620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1831620)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41146](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41146)

## Names

- en: Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat
- de: Waterhouse-Großohrblattnase
- es: Murciélago orejón mexicano
- fr: Macrote de Waterhouse
- nl: Waterhousebladneusvleermuis

## Countries with the most observations

MX (92), CU (38), DO (28), BS (10), HT (7), JM (5)

## Summary

Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus waterhousii) is a species of big-eared bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the Greater Antilles (excluding Puerto Rico) in the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica, as well as Mexico (from Sonora to Hidalgo) south to Guatemala.

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

## Photo

![Waterhousebladneusvleermuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/waterhouse-s-leaf-nosed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149417200

## Machine access

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