Horsfield's bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Horsfield's bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis horsfieldii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Horsfield's bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Horsfield's bat in 5 countries and territories across Asia.

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 Horsfield's bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Horsfield's bat?

The Horsfield's bat (Myotis horsfieldii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Horsfield's bat

Horsfield's bat (Myotis horsfieldii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The follow subspecies are recognized:

Myotis horsfieldii deignani Shamel, 1942

Myotis horsfieldii dryas K. Andersen, 1907

Myotis horsfieldii horsfieldii (Temminck, 1840)

Myotis horsfieldii jeannei Taylor, 1934

Myotis horsfieldii peshwa (Thomas, 1915)

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Horsfield's bat (revision 1378227596), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1833557 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).