Great evening bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great evening bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ia io
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the great evening bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great evening bat in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

China

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 great evening bat endangered?

The great evening bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great evening bat?

The great evening bat (Ia io) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Ia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great evening bat

The great evening bat (Ia io) is the largest bat in the vesper bat family (Vespertilionidae) and the only living species in the genus Ia. It is common to Eastern and Southeastern Asia (China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam), mainly living in areas with limestone caves at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,300–5,600 ft). Their roost sites have been found both near the cave entrances and up to 1.5 km (0.93 mi) within the cave systems.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great evening bat (revision 1376916959), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q132976 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).