Frosted sac-winged bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the frosted sac-winged bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Saccopteryx canescens
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the frosted sac-winged bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the frosted sac-winged bat in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Manaus.

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 frosted sac-winged bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the frosted sac-winged bat?

The frosted sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx canescens) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Saccopteryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the frosted sac-winged bat

The frosted sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx canescens) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and possibly Bolivia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Frosted sac-winged bat (revision 1341297370), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831311 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).