Lesser sac-winged bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser sac-winged bat lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Saccopteryx leptura
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the lesser sac-winged bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser sac-winged bat in 7 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil.

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 lesser sac-winged bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser sac-winged bat?

The lesser sac-winged bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Saccopteryx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser sac-winged bat

The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (Saccopteryx leptura) is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser sac-winged bat (revision 1314816605), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830297 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).