Painted bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Painted bat Kerivoula picta Near threatened

Where the painted bat lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Kerivoula picta
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the painted bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the painted bat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

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 painted bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the painted bat?

The painted bat (Kerivoula picta) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Kerivoula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the painted bat

The painted bat (Kerivoula picta) or painted wooly bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is also known as "butterfly bat" (projapoti badur), "rongin chamchika" (coloured bat) or "komola-badami chamchika" (orange-brown bat) in Bengali.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Painted bat (revision 1374800401), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q647798 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).