Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mormopterus jugularis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

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 wrinkle-lipped bat endangered?

The Peters's wrinkle-lipped 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 wrinkle-lipped bat?

The Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat (Mormopterus jugularis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Mormopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat

Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat (Mormopterus jugularis), also called Peters's goblin bat, is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is widespread and in some areas abundant. It commonly roosts in human-made structures, sometimes in colonies with other free-tailed bat species. It forages in the open, often in agricultural areas.

The bat is sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat (revision 1314554182), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831478 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).