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

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

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

Where does the gray sac-winged bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray sac-winged bat in 3 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 gray sac-winged bat endangered?

The gray 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 gray sac-winged bat?

The gray sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx plicata) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Balantiopteryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gray sac-winged bat

The gray sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx plicata) is a species in the family Emballonuridae which comprises the 51 species of sac-winged bats. It is found in Mexico from Baja California Sur and Sonora to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and northern Colombia, at elevations up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray sac-winged bat (revision 1368319503), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135384 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).