Golden bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Golden bat Mimon bennettii Least concern

Where the golden bat 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 sighting (a central record among 89 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Mimon bennettii
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 golden bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden bat in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

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 golden bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the golden bat?

The golden bat (Mimon bennettii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Mimon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the golden bat

The golden bat (Mimon bennettii) is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden bat (revision 1314094736), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830164 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).