Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat in 3 countries and territories across North America.

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 Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat?

The Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus waterhousii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Macrotus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat

Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (Macrotus waterhousii) is a species of big-eared bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the Greater Antilles (excluding Puerto Rico) in the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica, as well as Mexico (from Sonora to Hidalgo) south to Guatemala.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat (revision 1359241480), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831620 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).