Rufous dog-faced bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rufous dog-faced bat Molossops neglectus Data deficient

Where the rufous dog-faced bat lives – recorded in 2 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 48 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Molossops neglectus
Group	Bats
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the rufous dog-faced bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rufous dog-faced bat in 2 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 rufous dog-faced bat endangered?

The rufous dog-faced bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rufous dog-faced bat?

The rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Molossops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rufous dog-faced bat

The rufous dog-faced bat (Molossops neglectus), is a bat species found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Suriname.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rufous dog-faced bat (revision 1315196391), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831397 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).