Western long-tongued bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the western long-tongued bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glossophaga morenoi
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Phyllostomidae

Where does the western long-tongued bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the western long-tongued bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

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 western long-tongued bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the western long-tongued bat?

The western long-tongued bat (Glossophaga morenoi) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae, genus Glossophaga. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western long-tongued bat

The western long-tongued bat (Glossophaga morenoi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to southern Mexico, from Chiapas in the southeast to Tlaxcala in the northeast and Michoacán in the west. It ranges over tropical dry forest, shrubland, and dry pine–oak forests, typically from sea level to 300 meters elevation and occasionally up to 1500 meters elevation. It inhabits caves, tree hollows, culverts, wells, and buildings.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western long-tongued bat (revision 1315347238), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).