Ghost-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ghost-faced bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mormoops megalophylla
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Mormoopidae

Where does the ghost-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ghost-faced bat in 2 countries and territories 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 ghost-faced bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the ghost-faced bat?

The ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Mormoopidae, genus Mormoops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ghost-faced bat

The ghost-faced bat (Mormoops megalophylla) is a bat in the genus Mormoops. It is one of only two extant species within its genus, the other being the much smaller Mormoops blainvillii. They are nocturnal and hunt using echolocation.

It gets its name from the unusual appearance of its face, which is due to the flaps of skin that hang from it, its poorly developed nose, and "large, round ears that join across their forehead".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ghost-faced bat (revision 1314323448), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q785067 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).