Peters's disk-winged bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peters's disk-winged bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thyroptera discifera
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Thyropteridae

Where does the Peters's disk-winged bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peters's disk-winged bat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém.

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 Peters's disk-winged bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Peters's disk-winged bat?

The Peters's disk-winged bat (Thyroptera discifera) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Thyropteridae, genus Thyroptera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peters's disk-winged bat

Peters's disk-winged bat (Thyroptera discifera) is a bat species mainly found in South and Central America. It belongs to the family Thyropteridae, a small group of disk-winged bats. They are the smallest species of their genus and are characterized by yellowish brown ventral pelage that is slightly paler than that on the back. They have a distinguishing feature of circular, suction disks at the base of their thumbs and hind feet. They use these suction disks to cling onto young unfurling banana or heliconia leaves to roost while avoiding rain and predators. They are very similar in appearance and easily confused with Thyroptera tricolor which has a paler venter than dorsum, and two cartilaginous projections on the calcar.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peters's disk-winged bat (revision 1377223601), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q658691 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).