Great stripe-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great stripe-faced bat lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Vampyrodes caraccioli
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the great stripe-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great stripe-faced bat in 6 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém.

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 stripe-faced bat endangered?

The great stripe-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 great stripe-faced bat?

The great stripe-faced bat (Vampyrodes caraccioli) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Vampyrodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great stripe-faced bat

The great stripe-faced bat or stripe-faced vampire bat (Vampyrodes caraccioli) is a bat species found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern Brazil, as well as on Trinidad. The great stripe-faced bat is a frugivore. It is one of two species within the genus Vampyrodes (Lesser vampire bat) the other being Vampyrodes major.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great stripe-faced bat (revision 1189431391), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q275968 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).