Thomas's fruit-eating bat Dermanura watsoni Least concern
Where the Thomas's fruit-eating bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 92 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map
| Scientific name | Dermanura watsoni |
|---|---|
| Group | Bats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 5 countries |
| Continents | North America, South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Phyllostomidae |
Where does the Thomas's fruit-eating bat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Thomas's fruit-eating bat in 5 countries and territories across North America and 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 Thomas's fruit-eating bat endangered?
The Thomas's fruit-eating bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Thomas's fruit-eating bat?
The Thomas's fruit-eating bat (Dermanura watsoni) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Dermanura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Thomas's fruit-eating bat
Thomas's fruit-eating bat (Dermanura watsoni), sometimes also popularly called Watson's fruit-eating bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America to Colombia. Its South American range is to the west of the Andes. The species name is in honor of H. J. Watson, a plantation owner in western Panama who used to send specimens to the British Natural History Museum, where Oldfield Thomas would often describe them.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Thomas's fruit-eating bat (revision 1377858756), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28154683 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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