Chestnut long-tongued bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chestnut long-tongued bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lionycteris spurrelli
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the chestnut long-tongued bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chestnut long-tongued bat in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, São Geraldo do Araguaia.

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 chestnut long-tongued bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the chestnut long-tongued bat?

The chestnut long-tongued bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Lionycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chestnut long-tongued bat

The chestnut long-tongued bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a bat species from South and Central America. It is the only species within its genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chestnut long-tongued bat (revision 1372174492), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q247703 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).