Silver-tipped myotis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the silver-tipped myotis lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis albescens
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the silver-tipped myotis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the silver-tipped myotis in 5 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Bragança.

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 silver-tipped myotis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the silver-tipped myotis?

The silver-tipped myotis (Myotis albescens) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the silver-tipped myotis

The silver-tipped myotis (Myotis albescens) is a species of mouse-eared bat found in a range of lowland habitats in the Americas.

It is part of the vesper bat genus Myotis, which includes many common species across the world. Genetic analysis suggests that it is probably most closely related to a group of Neotropical Myotis species that includes Myotis nigricans, Myotis levis, and Myotis oxyotus, or alternatively to Myotis dominicensis alone.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Silver-tipped myotis (revision 1381277493), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q137611 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).