Cuban fig-eating bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cuban fig-eating bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phyllops falcatus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Cuban fig-eating bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cuban fig-eating bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

Dominican Republic

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 Cuban fig-eating bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Cuban fig-eating bat?

The Cuban fig-eating bat (Phyllops falcatus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Phyllops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cuban fig-eating bat

The Cuban fig-eating bat, or white-shouldered bat, (Phyllops falcatus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, found only in the Caribbean. It is the sole extant species in the genus Phyllops, although two other species, P. vetus and P. silvai, are known from fossils.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cuban fig-eating bat (revision 1377681542), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832470 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).