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title: "Afrikaanse geelvleugelvleermuis"
description: "Lavia frons — Zoogdieren. The yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa and is the only known species of its genus, Lavia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellow-winged-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Afrikaanse geelvleugelvleermuis

> Lavia frons — Zoogdieren. The yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa and is the only known species of its genus, Lavia.

- Scientific name: *Lavia frons*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 528
- Wikidata: [Q301239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301239)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41328](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41328)

## Names

- en: Yellow-winged Bat
- de: Gelbflügelfledermaus
- es: Murciélago de alas amarillas
- fr: Mégaderme à ailes orangées
- nl: Afrikaanse geelvleugelvleermuis
- pl: Lawia żółtoskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (157), KE (111), UG (85), BJ (30), GH (27), GM (14), SN (11), SS (9), TD (8), CD (7), ET (7), NG (3)

## Summary

The yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa and is the only known species of its genus, Lavia.

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

## Photo

![Afrikaanse geelvleugelvleermuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-winged-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251206062

## Machine access

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