Aztec mastiff bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Aztec mastiff bat Molossus aztecus Least concern

Where the Aztec mastiff bat lives – recorded in 3 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 235 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

No free-licence photo of a live animal was found on Wikimedia Commons.

Scientific name	Molossus aztecus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the Aztec mastiff bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Aztec mastiff bat in 3 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 Aztec mastiff bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Aztec mastiff bat?

The Aztec mastiff bat (Molossus aztecus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Molossus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Aztec mastiff bat

The Aztec mastiff bat (Molossus aztecus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is insectivorous.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aztec mastiff bat (revision 1355313139), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832679 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).