Antillean fruit-eating bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Antillean fruit-eating bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Brachyphylla cavernarum
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Antillean fruit-eating bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Antillean fruit-eating bat in 4 countries and territories across North America.

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 Antillean fruit-eating bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Antillean fruit-eating bat?

The Antillean fruit-eating bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Brachyphylla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Antillean fruit-eating bat

The Antillean fruit-eating bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is one of two leaf-nosed bat species belonging to the genus Brachyphylla. The species occurs in the Caribbean from Puerto Rico to St. Vincent and Barbados. Fossil specimens have also been recorded from New Providence, Bahamas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antillean fruit-eating bat (revision 1170047534), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304323 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).