Abo bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Abo bat Glauconycteris poensis Least concern

Where the Abo bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Glauconycteris poensis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Abo bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Abo bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Ivory Coast

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Abo bat endangered?

The Abo bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Abo bat?

The Abo bat (Glauconycteris poensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Glauconycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Abo bat

The Abo bat (Glauconycteris poensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in several countries in West Africa and Central Africa. It is found in subtropical and tropical dry and moist lowland forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Abo bat (revision 1314370388), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830422 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).