page_title: List of mammals of Paraguay
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Paraguay / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
caption_attribution_description: Eumops perotis (western mastiff bat)
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Paraguay. There are 151 mammal species in Paraguay, of which two are endangered, seven are vulnerable, and twelve are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
  Family: Noctilionidae
  Genus: Noctilio
  Lesser bulldog bat, Noctilio albiventris LR/lc
  Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Silver-tipped myotis, Myotis albescens LR/lc
  Black myotis, Myotis nigricans LR/lc
  Riparian myotis, Myotis riparius LR/lc
  Red myotis, Myotis ruber VU
  Velvety myotis, Myotis simus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Brazilian brown bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis LR/lc
  Diminutive serotine, Eptesicus diminutus LR/lc
  Argentine brown bat, Eptesicus furinalis LR/lc
  Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
  Genus: Histiotus
  Tropical big-eared brown bat, Histiotus velatus LR/lc
  Genus: Lasiurus
  Desert red bat, Lasiurus blossevillii LR/lc
  Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus LR/lc
  Southern yellow bat, Lasiurus ega LR/lc
  Family: Molossidae
  Genus: Cynomops
  Cinnamon dog-faced bat, Cynomops abrasus LR/nt
  Southern dog-faced bat, Cynomops planirostris LR/lc
  Genus: Eumops
  Dwarf bonneted bat, Eumops bonariensis LR/lc
  Big bonneted bat, Eumops dabbenei LR/lc
  Wagner's bonneted bat, Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
  Western mastiff bat, Eumops perotis LR/lc
  Genus: Molossops
  Dwarf dog-faced bat, Molossops temminckii LR/lc
  Genus: Molossus
  Black mastiff bat, Molossus ater LR/lc
  Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus LR/lc
  Genus: Nyctinomops
  Peale's free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops aurispinosus LR/lc
  Broad-eared bat, Nyctinomops laticaudatus LR/lc
  Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
  Genus: Promops
  Big crested mastiff bat, Promops centralis LR/lc
  Brown mastiff bat, Promops nasutus LR/lc
  Genus: Tadarida
  Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
  Family: Emballonuridae
  Genus: Peropteryx
  Lesser doglike bat, Peropteryx macrotis LR/lc
  Family: Phyllostomidae
  Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  Genus: Chrotopterus
  Big-eared woolly bat, Chrotopterus auritus LR/lc
  Genus: Lophostoma
  White-throated round-eared bat, Lophostoma silvicolum LR/lc
  Genus: Macrophyllum
  Long-legged bat, Macrophyllum macrophyllum LR/lc
  Genus: Micronycteris
  Little big-eared bat, Micronycteris megalotis LR/lc
  Genus: Phyllostomus
  Pale spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor LR/lc
  Greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus LR/lc
  Genus: Tonatia
  Greater round-eared bat, Tonatia bidens LR/lc
  Subfamily: Glossophaginae
  Genus: Glossophaga
  Pallas's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
  Subfamily: Carolliinae
  Genus: Carollia
  Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata LR/lc
  Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
  Genus: Artibeus
  Fringed fruit-eating bat, Artibeus fimbriatus LR/nt
  Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
  Great fruit-eating bat, Artibeus lituratus LR/lc
  Flat-faced fruit-eating bat, Artibeus planirostris LR/lc
  Genus: Pygoderma
  Ipanema bat, Pygoderma bilabiatum LR/nt
  Genus: Sturnira
  Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium LR/lc
  Genus: Vampyressa
  Southern little yellow-eared bat, Vampyressa pusilla LR/lc
  Genus: Platyrrhinus
  White-lined broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus LR/lc
  Subfamily: Desmodontinae
  Genus: Desmodus
  Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LR/lc
caption: Western mastiff bat
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