Guadeloupe big-eyed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Guadeloupe big-eyed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chiroderma improvisum
Group	Bats
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Guadeloupe big-eyed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Guadeloupe big-eyed bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

Guadeloupe

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 Guadeloupe big-eyed bat endangered?

The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Guadeloupe big-eyed bat?

The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat (Chiroderma improvisum) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Chiroderma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Guadeloupe big-eyed bat

The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat (Chiroderma improvisum) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Guadeloupe and Montserrat. It is threatened by habitat loss mostly because of Hurricane Hugo, which destroyed 90% of its population in 1989. The species may be locally extinct in some areas of Guadeloupe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Guadeloupe big-eyed bat (revision 1380853312), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q308771 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).