Silky short-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the silky short-tailed bat lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Carollia brevicauda
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the silky short-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the silky short-tailed bat in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Melgaço.

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 silky short-tailed bat endangered?

The silky 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 silky short-tailed bat?

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

About the silky short-tailed bat

The silky short-tailed bat (Carollia brevicauda) is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Mexico and Venezuela.

Its diet consists primarily of fruits, but opportunistically it will glean leaves for insects, supplemented by nectar in the dry season. It is one of the most important seed dispersers for pipers and small fruits in the area which it resides.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Silky short-tailed bat (revision 1315325523), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306040 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).