Southern long-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern long-nosed bat Leptonycteris curasoae Vulnerable

Where the southern long-nosed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Leptonycteris curasoae
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the southern long-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern long-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

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 long-nosed bat endangered?

The southern long-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern long-nosed bat?

The southern long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Leptonycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern long-nosed bat

The southern long-nosed bat or Curaçaoan long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) is a South American species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern long-nosed bat (revision 1327984641), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306241 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).