Egyptian mouse-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Egyptian mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma cystops Least concern

Where the Egyptian mouse-tailed bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 205 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Rhinopoma cystops
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Rhinopomatidae

Where does the Egyptian mouse-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Egyptian mouse-tailed bat in 2 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

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 Egyptian mouse-tailed bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Egyptian mouse-tailed bat?

The Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma cystops) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Rhinopomatidae, genus Rhinopoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Egyptian mouse-tailed bat

The Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma cystops) is a species of mouse-tailed bat found in North Africa and the Middle East.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (revision 1364379993), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q10360336 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).