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Brock's yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus brocki Least concern

Where the Brock's yellow-eared 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 26 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Brock's yellow-eared bat: Vampyriscus brocki
Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameVampyriscus brocki
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in2 countries
ContinentsSouth America
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae

Where does the Brock's yellow-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brock's yellow-eared bat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, São Félix do Xingu.

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 Brock's yellow-eared bat endangered?

The Brock's yellow-eared bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Brock's yellow-eared bat?

The Brock's yellow-eared bat (Vampyriscus brocki) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Vampyriscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Brock's yellow-eared bat

Brock's yellow-eared bat (Vampyriscus brocki) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Peru.

This bat lives in evergreen forest. It eats mostly fruit. It breeds during the rainy season.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brock's yellow-eared bat (revision 1330236370), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21377483 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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