Davies's big-eared bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Davies's big-eared bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glyphonycteris daviesi
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Davies's big-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Davies's big-eared bat in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Melgaço, French Guiana.

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 Davies's big-eared bat endangered?

The Davies's big-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 Davies's big-eared bat?

The Davies's big-eared bat (Glyphonycteris daviesi) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Glyphonycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Davies's big-eared bat

Davies's big-eared bat or the graybeard bat (Glyphonycteris daviesi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is named after James (Jim) Noel Davies (B. 1936) who discovered it whilst on an expedition in Guyana. This was the Cambridge University expedition to the rainforest reserve near Bartica in what was then British Guiana, South America. This species can weigh 30 grams and has a wingspan of up to 50cm. It is bigger than most micronycteris bats with a fierce disposition. A small frog was found in the stomach of a specimen, and the bat is strong-willed enough to chew its way out of a cloth bag.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Davies's big-eared bat (revision 1314475125), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829427 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).