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Tricolored big-eared bat Glyphonycteris sylvestris Least concern

Where the tricolored big-eared 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 50 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Tricolored big-eared bat: Glyphonycteris sylvestris
Photo: Cardoso Cláudio V, Barbosa GP, Rassy FB, Rocha VJ, Moratelli R (2020) The bat fauna (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Carlos Bot, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameGlyphonycteris sylvestris
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in3 countries
ContinentsNorth America, South America
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPhyllostomidae

Where does the tricolored big-eared bat live?

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

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 tricolored big-eared bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tricolored big-eared bat?

The tricolored big-eared bat (Glyphonycteris sylvestris) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Glyphonycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tricolored big-eared bat

The tricolored big-eared bat (Glyphonycteris sylvestris) is a bat species from South and Central America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tricolored big-eared bat (revision 1273938863), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831353 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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