Visored bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the visored bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the visored bat live?

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

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 visored bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the visored bat?

The visored bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Sphaeronycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the visored bat

The visored bat, (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum), is a bat species from tropical South America. It is the only species in the genus Sphaeronycteris. Although visored bats have some unique characteristics, they are thought to be most closely related to little white-shouldered bats and wrinkle-faced bats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Visored bat (revision 1352753787), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q332153 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).