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Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla Data deficient

Where the southern little yellow-eared bat lives – recorded in 3 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 215 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Southern little yellow-eared bat: Vampyressa pusilla
Photo: Karin Schneeberger alias Felineora, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameVampyressa pusilla
GroupBats
StatusData deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in3 countries
ContinentsNorth America, South America
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae

Where does the southern little yellow-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern little yellow-eared bat in 3 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Belterra.

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 little yellow-eared bat endangered?

The southern little yellow-eared bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern little yellow-eared bat?

The southern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa pusilla) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Vampyressa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern little yellow-eared bat

The southern little yellow-eared bat (Vampyressa pusilla) is a frugivorous bat species found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern little yellow-eared bat (revision 1315373923), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1833724 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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