Hairy big-eared bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Hairy big-eared bat Micronycteris hirsuta Least concern

Where the hairy big-eared bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 64 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Micronycteris hirsuta
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the hairy big-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy big-eared bat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Melgaço.

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 hairy big-eared bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the hairy big-eared bat?

The hairy big-eared bat (Micronycteris hirsuta) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Micronycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hairy big-eared bat

The hairy big-eared bat (Micronycteris hirsuta) is a bat species from South and Central America, as well as Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy big-eared bat (revision 1273938332), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830453 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).