Seba's short-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Seba's short-tailed bat lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Carollia perspicillata
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	5 g (birth weight); 18.5 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the Seba's short-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Seba's short-tailed bat in 10 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, 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.

How big is a Seba's short-tailed bat?

Wikidata records the following for the Seba's short-tailed bat: mass 5 g (birth weight); 18.5 g (adult weight).

Is the Seba's short-tailed bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Seba's short-tailed bat?

The Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Carollia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Seba's short-tailed bat

Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) is a common and widespread bat species in the family Phyllostomidae. They are found in Central America, the northern parts of South America, and in the Antilles islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Seba's short-tailed bat (revision 1327867002), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302191 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).