Rüppell's broad-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rüppell's broad-nosed bat Scoteanax rueppellii Least concern

Where the Rüppell's broad-nosed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 3,035 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Scoteanax rueppellii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Rüppell's broad-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Rüppell's broad-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

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 Rüppell's broad-nosed bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Rüppell's broad-nosed bat?

The Rüppell's broad-nosed bat (Scoteanax rueppellii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Scoteanax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Rüppell's broad-nosed bat

Rüppell's or the greater broad-nosed bat (Scoteanax rueppellii) is a species of vespertilionid microbat found in eastern Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rüppell's broad-nosed bat (revision 1345237741), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829938 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).