Western mastiff bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Eumops perotis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Mass	53.5 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the western mastiff bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the western mastiff bat in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil.

Brazil

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.

How big is a western mastiff bat?

Wikidata records the following for the western mastiff bat: mass 53.5 g (adult weight).

Is the western mastiff bat endangered?

The western mastiff 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 mastiff bat?

The western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Eumops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western mastiff bat

The western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis), also known as the western bonneted bat, the greater mastiff bat, or the greater bonneted bat, is a member of the free-tailed bat family, Molossidae. It is found in the Western United States, Mexico, and South America. This species is the largest bat native to North America, and some of its distinguishing characteristics are its large ears, wings, and forearms. The subspecies E. p. californicus is a species of concern as identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The range of this subspecies is principally southwest desert regions of the United States, along the border with Mexico; however, the range extends as far north on the Pacific coast as Alameda County, California.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western mastiff bat (revision 1368261912), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301308 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).