Western broad-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Western broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus nitelinea Data deficient

Where the western broad-nosed bat lives, 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 8 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Platyrrhinus nitelinea
Group	Bats
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Is the western broad-nosed bat endangered?

The western broad-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western broad-nosed bat?

The western broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus nitelinea) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Platyrrhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western broad-nosed bat

The western broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus nitelinea) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western broad-nosed bat (revision 1381183288), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q16590967 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).