Lesser spear-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus Least concern

Where the lesser spear-nosed bat lives – recorded in 7 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 716 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Phyllostomus elongatus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the lesser spear-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser spear-nosed bat in 7 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: 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 spear-nosed bat endangered?

The lesser spear-nosed 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 spear-nosed bat?

The lesser spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus elongatus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Phyllostomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser spear-nosed bat

The lesser spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus elongatus) is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser spear-nosed bat (revision 1314950934), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q617912 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).