Eastern long-eared bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Eastern long-eared bat Nyctophilus bifax Least concern

Where the eastern long-eared bat 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 1,617 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Nyctophilus bifax
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the eastern long-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern long-eared bat in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

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 eastern long-eared bat endangered?

The eastern long-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 eastern long-eared bat?

The eastern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus bifax) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Nyctophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern long-eared bat

The eastern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus bifax) is a small flying mammal, a vespertilionid bat. It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern long-eared bat (revision 1359234303), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1834532 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).