Thumbless bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the thumbless bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Furipterus horrens
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Furipteridae

Where does the thumbless bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the thumbless bat in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, São Geraldo do Araguaia.

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 thumbless bat endangered?

The thumbless bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the thumbless bat?

The thumbless bat (Furipterus horrens) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Furipteridae, genus Furipterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the thumbless bat

The thumbless bat (Furipterus horrens) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Furipteridae, in the monotypic genus Furipterus. They have a small thumb which is included in the membrane of the wing, causing the 'thumbless' appearance.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Thumbless bat (revision 1315239820), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301278 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).