Big brown bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the big brown bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eptesicus fuscus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	3.3 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the big brown bat live?

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

How big is a big brown bat?

Wikidata records the following for the big brown bat: mass 3.3 g (birth weight).

Is the big brown bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the big brown bat?

The big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Eptesicus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big brown bat

The big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species of vesper bat distributed widely throughout North America, the Caribbean, and the northern portion of South America. It was first described as a species in 1796. Compared to other microbats, the big brown bat is relatively large, weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz) and possessing a wingspan of 32.5–35 cm (12.8–13.8 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big brown bat (revision 1342451289), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301254 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).