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Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum Least concern

Where the hairy big-eyed bat lives – recorded in 9 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 293 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Hairy big-eyed bat: Chiroderma villosum in Peru
Photo: Guilherme Garbino, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameChiroderma villosum
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in9 countries
ContinentsNorth America, South America
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae

Where does the hairy big-eyed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy big-eyed bat in 9 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Bragança.

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-eyed bat endangered?

The hairy big-eyed 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-eyed bat?

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

About the hairy big-eyed bat

The hairy big-eyed bat (Chiroderma villosum) is a bat species from South and Central America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy big-eyed bat (revision 1330190781), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q309319 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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