Dark fruit-eating bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dark fruit-eating bat lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Artibeus obscurus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the dark fruit-eating bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dark fruit-eating bat in 9 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Anajás.

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 dark fruit-eating bat endangered?

The dark fruit-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 dark fruit-eating bat?

The dark fruit-eating bat (Artibeus obscurus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Artibeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dark fruit-eating bat

The dark fruit-eating bat (Artibeus obscurus), is a bat species from South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dark fruit-eating bat (revision 1317602735), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q139432 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).