Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Saccopteryx bilineata

Spanish: Murciélago rayado mayor

Greater Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)
Photographed by vctrndr on iNaturalist

The greater sac-winged bat is a bat of the family Emballonuridae native to Central and South America. Most often recorded in Jun.

TaxonomyMammalia › Chiroptera › Emballonuridae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records2,783 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2021
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Greater Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/saccopteryx-bilineata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.