Big-eared woolly bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the big-eared woolly bat lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chrotopterus auritus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the big-eared woolly bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the big-eared woolly bat in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Melgaço.

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 big-eared woolly bat endangered?

The big-eared woolly 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-eared woolly bat?

The big-eared woolly bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Chrotopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big-eared woolly bat

The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.

The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big-eared woolly bat (revision 1380581726), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q134353 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).