Tropical big-eared brown bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Tropical big-eared brown bat Histiotus velatus Data deficient

Where the tropical big-eared brown bat lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 190 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Tropical big-eared brown bat: Plecotus velatus — Photo: Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Histiotus velatus
Group	Bats
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the tropical big-eared brown bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tropical big-eared brown bat in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Rio Grande.

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 tropical big-eared brown bat endangered?

The tropical big-eared brown bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tropical big-eared brown bat?

The tropical big-eared brown bat (Histiotus velatus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Histiotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tropical big-eared brown bat

The tropical big-eared brown bat (Histiotus velatus), is a bat species found in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tropical big-eared brown bat (revision 1169949733), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307296 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).