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title: "Riparian myotis"
description: "Myotis riparius — Ssaki. The riparian myotis (Myotis riparius) is a vespertilionid bat species from South and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/riparian-myotis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Riparian myotis

> Myotis riparius — Ssaki. The riparian myotis (Myotis riparius) is a vespertilionid bat species from South and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Myotis riparius*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 128
- Wikidata: [Q1877141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1877141)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40301](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40301)

## Names

- en: Riparian myotis
- de: Ufermausohr
- es: Murcielaguito ocráceo
- fr: Murin des ruisseaux

## Countries with the most observations

BR (10), GF (7), AR (4), EC (4), BO (3), PA (3), PE (3)

## Summary

The riparian myotis (Myotis riparius) is a vespertilionid bat species from South and Central America. It is a medium-sized bat compared to other South American myotis.

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

## Photo

![Riparian myotis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/riparian-myotis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/248835382

## Machine access

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