Greenhall's dog-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Greenhall's dog-faced bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cynomops greenhalli
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the Greenhall's dog-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Greenhall's dog-faced bat in 3 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: 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 Greenhall's dog-faced bat endangered?

The Greenhall's dog-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 Greenhall's dog-faced bat?

The Greenhall's dog-faced bat (Cynomops greenhalli) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Cynomops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Greenhall's dog-faced bat

Greenhall's dog-faced bat (Cynomops greenhalli) is a South American bat species of the family Molossidae. It lives in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guianas, northeastern Brazil and Trinidad.

This insect-eating bat measures 40–97 mm in length. It has yellowish-brown to black coloration on its upper body and a grey underside, with a broad face and widely separated eyes. Its ears are short and rounded, the antitragus square, its lips unwrinkled and the snout broad.

The dog-faced bat lives at low elevations. Colonies of 50–77 roost in hollow branches of large trees. Males and females stay together throughout the year. It is named after Arthur Greenhall, a scientist who led the rabies program at the Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greenhall's dog-faced bat (revision 1317598130), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829501 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).