Fraternal fruit-eating bat Artibeus fraterculus Least concern
Where the fraternal fruit-eating bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map
| Scientific name | Artibeus fraterculus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Phyllostomidae |
Where does the fraternal fruit-eating bat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the fraternal fruit-eating bat in 1 country or territory across South 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 fraternal fruit-eating bat endangered?
The fraternal 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 fraternal fruit-eating bat?
The fraternal fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fraterculus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Artibeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the fraternal fruit-eating bat
The fraternal fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fraterculus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae that is found in drier habitats in Ecuador and Peru. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Jamaican fruit bat, but was raised to species level in 1978. The smallest species in the group of large Artibeus (a group that also includes the Jamaican fruit bat, flat-faced fruit-eating bat, and great fruit-eating bat), it has a forearm length of 52–59 mm (2.0–2.3 in), a total length of 64–76 mm (2.5–3.0 in), and a weight of 30–55 g (1.1–1.9 oz).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fraternal fruit-eating bat (revision 1380854925), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q308111 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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