Wrinkle-faced Bat - TheLiving Encyclopedia

The wrinkle-faced bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only identified member of the genus Centurio. This bat is found in various countries in and around Central America. It eats fruit but is not classified within the fruit bats, and is instead classified as a leaf-nosed bat even though it does not have a leaf nose. It has an unusually shaped skull which is thought to allow it to eat a wider range of foods than other bats.

📌 Reproduction

Females are thought to be both polyestrous and asynchronous, pregnant females have been recorded every month between January and August except May. Males emit a musky odour from the chin area to attract females. Their sperm morphology is unique in that the sperm head has a rounded nucleus and extremely pointed acrosome.

📌 Range

Centurio senex subsp. senex is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela. C. senex subsp. greenhalli is only found in Trinidad and Tobago.

📌 Etymology

The binomial name Centurio senex is formed from the Latin centurio meaning division into hundreds and senex referring to old people. This name was chosen as it was thought that the face of the bat looked like that of a one-hundred-year-old man.

Quick Facts

Common Names:

Wrinkle-faced Bat, wrinkle-faced bat, Lattice-winged Bat

Class:

Mammalia

Data Completeness:

100%

Data Sources

🌍gbif

📚itis

📖wikipedia

🔬eol

🦎inaturalist

References

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Distribution Statistics

10

Observations

10

Countries

Top Locations

Cayo, Belize

1

Copán Ruinas, Honduras

1

Puebla, MX

1

Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas

1

Huimanguillo, Tab., México

1

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First: 12/3/2016 · Latest: 2/5/2026