Shaggy bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Shaggy bat Centronycteris maximiliani Least concern

Where the shaggy 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 20 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Centronycteris maximiliani
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the shaggy bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the shaggy bat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Viseu.

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 shaggy bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the shaggy bat?

The shaggy bat (Centronycteris maximiliani) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Centronycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the shaggy bat

The shaggy bat (Centronycteris maximiliani) is a bat species from northern South America. It appears to be a slow flier and has a rather regular pattern of foraging in its home range, a feature shared with other emballonurids. It is an aerial insectivore.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Shaggy bat (revision 1315183101), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301659 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).