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Eumops ferox Eumops ferox Least concern

Where the eumops ferox 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 8 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Eumops ferox: Fierce Bonneted Bat imported from iNaturalist photo 81872379 on 6 September 2024
Photo: (c) Juan Cruzado Cortés, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameEumops ferox
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsNorth America
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyMolossidae

Where does the eumops ferox live?

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

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 eumops ferox endangered?

The eumops ferox’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eumops ferox?

The eumops ferox (Eumops ferox) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Eumops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eumops ferox

Eumops ferox, the fierce bonneted bat or the chestnut mastiff bat, is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Caribbean and Mexico. Until recently, it was synonymous with Wagner's bonneted bat.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eumops ferox (revision 1313925263), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q50380120 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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