Mexican long-tongued bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mexican long-tongued bat Choeronycteris mexicana Near threatened

Where the Mexican long-tongued bat lives – recorded in 2 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 92 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Choeronycteris mexicana
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Mexican long-tongued bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican long-tongued bat in 2 countries and territories across North 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 Mexican long-tongued bat endangered?

The Mexican long-tongued bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican long-tongued bat?

The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Choeronycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican long-tongued bat

The Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus Choeronycteris. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican long-tongued bat (revision 1374424046), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q309117 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).