Fringe-lipped bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the fringe-lipped bat lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trachops cirrhosus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the fringe-lipped bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the fringe-lipped bat in 13 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Maruanum River.

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 fringe-lipped bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the fringe-lipped bat?

The fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Trachops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the fringe-lipped bat

The fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) is a leaf-nosed bat from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. It has three subspecies and no known fossils. It is the only species within its genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fringe-lipped bat (revision 1339434363), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1445531 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).