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Bronze sprite Arielulus circumdatus Least concern

Where the bronze sprite lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 10 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Bronze sprite: Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MAM.14899.b dor - Arielulus circumdatus - skin
Preserved museum specimen (no free photo of a live animal found). Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameArielulus circumdatus
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsAsia
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae

Where does the bronze sprite live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bronze sprite in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 bronze sprite endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the bronze sprite?

The bronze sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Arielulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bronze sprite

The bronze sprite (Arielulus circumdatus), also known as the black-gilded pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bronze sprite (revision 1330335421), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831633 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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