Guianan spear-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Guianan spear-nosed bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phyllostomus latifolius
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Guianan spear-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Guianan spear-nosed bat in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Santarém.

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 Guianan spear-nosed bat endangered?

The Guianan spear-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Guianan spear-nosed bat?

The Guianan spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus latifolius) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Phyllostomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Guianan spear-nosed bat

The Guianan spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus latifolius) is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Guianan spear-nosed bat (revision 1330194471), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831366 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).