Black myotis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Black myotis Myotis nigricans Least concern

Where the black myotis lives – recorded in 7 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 1,129 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Myotis nigricans
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	4.25 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the black myotis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black myotis in 7 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém.

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 black myotis?

Wikidata records the following for the black myotis: mass 4.25 g (adult weight).

Is the black myotis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the black myotis?

The black myotis (Myotis nigricans) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black myotis

The black myotis (Myotis nigricans) is a vesper bat species from South and Central America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black myotis (revision 1367412541), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q139375 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).