Myotis vivesi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the myotis vivesi lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis vivesi
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the myotis vivesi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the myotis vivesi in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Mexico.

Mexico

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 myotis vivesi endangered?

The myotis vivesi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the myotis vivesi?

The myotis vivesi (Myotis vivesi) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the myotis vivesi

Myotis vivesi, the fish-eating bat or fish-eating myotis, is a species of bat that lives around the Gulf of California, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is the largest species of the genus Myotis in the Americas, and has exceptionally large feet, which it uses in hunting. It was described in 1901 by Auguste Ménégaux. It was previously considered the only member of the Myotis subgenus Pizonyx, but Pizonyx is now considered to contain all American Myotis species, along with two Eurasian ones.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Myotis vivesi (revision 1314921800), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2206910 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).