Riparian myotis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Riparian myotis Myotis riparius Least concern

Where the Riparian myotis lives – recorded in 6 countries, 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 699 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Myotis riparius
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Riparian myotis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Riparian myotis in 6 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 Riparian myotis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Riparian myotis?

The Riparian myotis (Myotis riparius) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Riparian myotis

The riparian myotis (Myotis riparius) is a vespertilionid bat species from South and Central America. It is a medium-sized bat compared to other South American myotis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Riparian myotis (revision 1317604200), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1877141 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).