Thomas's yellow bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Thomas's yellow bat Rhogeessa io Least concern

Where the Thomas's yellow 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 129 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Thomas's yellow bat: Rhogeessa io — Photo: Geoffrey Gomes, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Where does the Thomas's yellow bat live?

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

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 yellow bat endangered?

The Thomas's 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 Thomas's yellow bat?

The Thomas's yellow bat (Rhogeessa io) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Rhogeessa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Thomas's yellow bat

Thomas's yellow bat (Rhogeessa io) is a species of bat from the family Vespertilionidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Thomas's yellow bat (revision 1315207680), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q618571 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).