Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Otomops harrisoni
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Kenya

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 Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat endangered?

The Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat?

The Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat (Otomops harrisoni) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Otomops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat

Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat (Otomops harrisoni) is a species of bat found in Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

It was described as a new species in 2015.

The IUCN evaluates it as a vulnerable species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat (revision 1317593308), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q30016982 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).