Welwitsch's bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Welwitsch's bat Myotis welwitschii Least concern

Where the Welwitsch's 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 11 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Myotis welwitschii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Welwitsch's bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Welwitsch's bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Ethiopia

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 Welwitsch's bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Welwitsch's bat?

The Welwitsch's bat (Myotis welwitschii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Welwitsch's bat

Welwitsch's bat also known as Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat or Welwitsch's myotis (Myotis welwitschii) is a species of vesper bat native to Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Welwitsch's bat (revision 1317597496), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2232527 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).