Proboscis bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the proboscis bat lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhynchonycteris naso
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the proboscis bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the proboscis bat in 16 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Melgaço.

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 proboscis bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the proboscis bat?

The proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Rhynchonycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the proboscis bat

The proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat, and river bat. It is the only species in the genus Rhynchonycteris.

This species is in the family Emballonuridae, the sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. Like most bats, it is nocturnal. It is found from southern Mexico to Belize, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, as well as in Trinidad.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Proboscis bat (revision 1374271769), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q605774 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).