Yellowish myotis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Yellowish myotis lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis levis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Yellowish myotis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Yellowish myotis in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: 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.

Is the Yellowish myotis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Yellowish myotis?

The Yellowish myotis (Myotis levis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Yellowish myotis

The yellowish myotis (Myotis levis) is a vesper bat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Dinelli's myotis (M. dinellii) was formerly considered a subspecies of M. levis, but was split as a distinct species by a 2013 study, which found significant genetic and morphological differences between both taxa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellowish myotis (revision 1315188782), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832955 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).