Southern yellow bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern yellow bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lasiurus ega
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the southern yellow bat live?

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

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 yellow bat endangered?

The southern yellow 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 yellow bat?

The southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Lasiurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern yellow bat

The southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States to Argentina.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern yellow bat (revision 1370162950), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305707 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).