---
title: "Frosted Sac-winged Bat"
description: "Saccopteryx canescens — Ssaki. The frosted sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx canescens) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and possibly Bolivia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/frosted-sac-winged-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Frosted Sac-winged Bat

> Saccopteryx canescens — Ssaki. The frosted sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx canescens) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and possibly Bolivia.

- Scientific name: *Saccopteryx canescens*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 53
- Wikidata: [Q1831311](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1831311)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41338](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41338)

## Names

- en: Frosted Sac-winged Bat
- de: Graue Zweistreifenfledermaus
- fr: Saccoptère givré

## Countries with the most observations

GF (15), BR (6), BO (4)

## Summary

The frosted sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx canescens) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and possibly Bolivia.

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

## Photo

![Frosted Sac-winged Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/frosted-sac-winged-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MAM.12090.b_dor_-_Saccopteryx_canescens_-_skin.jpeg

## Machine access

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