What do Mexicans call bats?

Mexicans, speaking Spanish, call bats murciélagos, which is standard Spanish word for bat, the flying mammal. Singular is murciélago, plural murciélagos. In Mexican Spanish, same word murciélago is used throughout Mexico to refer to bats. In indigenous languages of Mexico, bats have different names, for example in Nahuatl bat is called tzinacan, in Maya languages bat may be called zotz or similar, which is why ancient Maya bat god is called Camazotz. In colloquial Mexican Spanish, bat might also be called ratón volador meaning flying mouse, but correct term is murciélago. For baseball bat, Mexicans call it bat, bate, or bate de béisbol, borrowing English word. So for animal, Mexicans call bats murciélagos, which is used in everyday conversation, nature documentaries, and folklore about bats in Mexico, where bats are common and culturally significant.