Southern big-eared brown bat Histiotus magellanicus Least concern
Where the southern big-eared brown bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 7 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map
| Scientific name | Histiotus magellanicus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Vespertilionidae |
Where does the southern big-eared brown bat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern big-eared brown bat in 1 country or territory across South America.
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 southern big-eared brown bat endangered?
The southern big-eared brown bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the southern big-eared brown bat?
The southern big-eared brown bat (Histiotus magellanicus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Histiotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the southern big-eared brown bat
The southern big-eared brown bat (Histiotus magellanicus) is a species of bat from the family Vespertilionidae. Although current taxonomy treats the southern big-eared brown bat as a separate species, it is often treated as a subspecies of the small big-eared brown bat. It lives in the forests of southern Argentina and Chile; though the population of the bat in the southern part of its habitat is low, there are no major concerns to justify anything lower than a Least Concern rating in the IUCN Red List.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern big-eared brown bat (revision 1352444663), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1823243 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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