Large fruit-eating bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the large fruit-eating bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Artibeus amplus
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 large fruit-eating bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the large fruit-eating bat in 2 countries and territories across South America.

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 large fruit-eating bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the large fruit-eating bat?

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Artibeus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the large fruit-eating bat

The large fruit-eating bat (Artibeus amplus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. The large fruit-eating bat is one of only a few microbats that eats leaves (a behavior seen mostly in megabats).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Large fruit-eating bat (revision 1317599898), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307323 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).