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Antillean ghost-faced bat Mormoops blainvillei Least concern

Where the Antillean ghost-faced bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 25 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Antillean ghost-faced bat: Mormoops blainvillei in Haiti
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameMormoops blainvillei
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in2 countries
ContinentsNorth America
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyMormoopidae

Where does the Antillean ghost-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Antillean ghost-faced bat in 2 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 ghost-faced bat endangered?

The Antillean ghost-faced 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 ghost-faced bat?

The Antillean ghost-faced bat (Mormoops blainvillei) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Mormoopidae, genus Mormoops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Antillean ghost-faced bat

The Antillean ghost-faced bat (Mormoops blainvillei) is a species of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It is found in the Greater Antilles: Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antillean ghost-faced bat (revision 1377680903), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q593221 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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