Parnell's mustached bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Parnell's mustached bat lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pteronotus parnellii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Mormoopidae

Where does the Parnell's mustached bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Parnell's mustached bat in 14 countries and territories across North America and South 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 Parnell's mustached bat endangered?

The Parnell's mustached bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Parnell's mustached bat?

The Parnell's mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Mormoopidae, genus Pteronotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Parnell's mustached bat

Parnell's mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii) is an insectivorous bat native to the Americas. It ranges from southern Sonora, Mexico, south to Brazil. It has a wider historical range; fossil specimens have been collected on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas.

The bat was named for the British zoologist Richard Parnell.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Parnell's mustached bat (revision 1209238288), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832439 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).